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Minor in Political Science

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Political Science

Students must complete their declaration of the minor on Axess no later than the end of the junior year.

To receive a minor in Political Science, a student must complete a minimum of 30 unduplicated units. All units must be in courses listed or cross-listed in the Department of Political Science, or Political Science cognate courses. A student may petition for a maximum of 5 units to count towards the minor. This includes directed readings and Stanford in Washington courses. Directed readings and Stanford in Washington courses may only count towards the last five related units for the minor.

All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. Students must receive a minimum letter grade of 'C' in all courses for the minor.

Concentration—The student selects a primary subfield in which three courses are taken. One of these courses is the introductory course, the other two are at a more advanced level (numbered above 100). The concentration corresponds to one of the subfields the department already has in place, namely, American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.

Distribution—Three courses must be in the primary concentration, as specified above, for 15 units. An additional 10 units of intermediate and advanced courses (100 level or above) must be in two additional subfields. The final 5 units may be in any related subfield.

Petitioned courses— Transfer students can petition a maximum of 10 units towards the minor, while non-transfer students can petition a maximum of five units towards the major. All petitioned courses must be individually reviewed and approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Students can download the petition forms from http://polisci/PoliSciMajors/MajorMinorPetition.pdf or pick them up from Encina Hall West, room 100. Students must submit petitions to the undergraduate administrator in Encina Hall West, room 100.

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