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 a 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
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 317 - Beer and Tourism 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 402 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-5
POLS 409 - Field Placement Credits: 1-15
POLS 410 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-5
POLS 450 - Applied Policy Analysis Credits: 5
POLS 451 - Applied Public Administration*SSC Credits: 5
POLS 477 - Gambling Policy Credits: 5

Note

Students pursuing both the Political Science and Public Administration minors may apply POLS 101 to both minors. No other courses can overlap and apply to both minors. Students also must complete both POLS 407 and POLS 451.

Students pursuing both the Political Science and Public Policy minors may apply POLS 101 to both minors. No other courses can overlap and apply to both minors. Students also must complete both POLS 407 and POLS 451.

Students pursuing both the Political Science and Pre-Law minors may apply POLS 101 to both minors. No other courses can overlap and apply to both minors.

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

Last EPCC update - October 2021

Previous EPCC Checksheet (January 2015 update [summer 2015 to spring 2022])