Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Political Science

Minor Requirements

The minor in Political Science consists of 18 semester hours in political science courses, 12 hours of which must be upper-division courses. Students who minor in Political Science must have two courses from among the following, in addition to four POS electives:

  • POS 101 Political Ideologies SB 3
  • POS 110 Government and Politics SB 3
    or POS 310 American National Government SB (3)
  • POS 150 Comparative Government SB, G 3
  • POS 160 Global Politics SB, G 3

Students who minor in Political Science must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses that count toward the minor. Courses that count toward the minor must have a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher. No more than three hours of POS 484 Internship and three hours of POS 499 Individualized Instruction may be applied to the minor. A minimum of six upper-division hours in the minor must be taken in residence at the Tempe campus.