Political Science Minor

A minimum of 30 graded credit hours

At least 20 credit hours must be upper division

A minimum grade of “C-” is required in all courses counting toward the minor and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 is required to complete the minor.

A minimum of 10 graded credit hours counting toward the minor must be completed at Eastern Oregon University. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements.

Program Required Courses: 20 credits

POLS 101 - American National Government*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 221 - International Relations*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 340 - Politics and Media*SSC Credits: 5
Choose one of the following courses:
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5
POLS 407 - Seminar Credits: 5

Electives: 10 credits

Select a minimum of 10 upper division Political Science courses from the list below:

POLS 310 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
POLS 314 - State & Local Government Credits: 5
POLS 315 - Globalization and Beer Credits: 2
POLS 316 - Politics and Beer Credits: 2
POLS 318 - The American Dream Credits: 2
POLS 320 - The Presidency Credits: 5
POLS 350 - Public Policy*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 352 - Budgetary Politics & Process Credits: 5
POLS 353 - Rural Governance Credits: 5
POLS 354 - Public Personnel Management Credits: 5
POLS 381 - Jurisprudence Credits: 5
POLS 382 - Constitutional Law Credits: 5
POLS 383 - Civil Liberties Credits: 5
POLS 384 - Administrative Law and Process Credits: 3
POLS 409 - Field Placement Credits: 1-15
POLS 410 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-5
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5

Note

Students pursuing this minor with the Public Administration and/or Public Policy minors may apply POLS 101 to all designated minors. No other courses can overlap and apply.

Total credits required for major: 30

If the requirements for the minor are not met at the time of graduation, the minor will not be awarded

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