The Department of Political Science allows students to perform one- or two-unit SIPs. The choice is one that involves a number of factors, including commitment, interest in original scholarship, graduation requirements, and outside obligations. This is a decision that should be made in consultation with the SIP adviser. The decision is not final until the SIP is read and approved by the adviser. A SIP that fails to achieve the higher standard of a two-unit SIP may be deemed to be sufficient as a one-unit SIP.