Requirements
The Political Science minor is designed to offer interested non-majors exposure to some of the important issues in American, European, and world politics, and is an excellent complement to majors in many areas.
Core Courses
Plus three of the following courses:
| POLS 212 | Congress and the Presidency | 3 |
| POLS 311 | Federal Indian Policy | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Congress and the Presidency | 4 |
| POLS 314A | Governmental Power and U.S. Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 314B | Governmental Power and U.S. Constitutional Law | 4 |
| POLS 316A | Rights & Liberties and U.S. Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 316B | Rights & Liberties and U.S. Constitutional Law | 4 |
| POLS 335A | The European Union | 3 |
| POLS 335B | The European Union | 4 |
| POLS 342A | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POLS 342B | American Foreign Policy | 4 |
| POLS 352A | American Economic Policy | 3 |
| POLS 352B | American Economic Policy | 4 |
| POLS 368 | Politics in India | 4 |
| POLS 391/HIST 391 | American Economic Development | 3 |
| POLS 396 | Modern Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 450 | Internship in Political Science | 1-3 |
| POLS 495 | Independent Study in Political Science | 3 |
| POLS X00 | Directed study in Political Science | 3 |
| POLS X90 | Special Topics in Political Science | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 18
Internships conducted through the Office of Experiential Education (EE 350) and worth at least 3 credits, as well as special topics classes in any department, can be used to satisfy one Political Science elective requirement with the approval of the Department of History and Political Science.
Students cannot take multiple sections of classes that are cross-listed with other departments or have different sections or numbers in Political Science. At least 9 credits must be unique to the minor – i.e. they cannot also fulfill other major or minor requirements.