General Political Science Minor
Requirements
The guidelines for the Political Science minor are as follows:
- Seven political science courses, not including Political Science 5(D), 27, 28, 40, 87, and 197SD - with a minimum of five upper division Political Science (POLI) courses from POLI 100 - 199 (except for POLI 197 courses).
- Up to two lower division POLI courses can be used for the Political Science minor if a student would like to do so, form the following: POLI 10(D), POLI 11(D), POLI 12(D), POLI 13(D), and POLI 30(D).
- All courses taken toward the minor must be taken for a letter grade and a grade of C- or better must be earned. The only exceptions to this are the following courses in which a P/NP grading option is the only option: POLI 198 RA and POLI 199. For these courses, a student must earn a "Pass" grade.
Minor petitions can be found on Tritonlink and are submitted electronically. Be sure to complete the petition correctly by listing 7 political science courses, at least 5 of which are upper-division.
Additional Information:
- Up to two upper-division courses (a maximum of eight units) can be used to fulfill the requirements for a minor that have also been used to satisfy the requirements of a major, as long as both Departments agree.
- Students must receive at least a 2.0 GPA in Minor coursework for the Minor to be awarded.
This is an example of a Political Science Minor application using two lower division courses and five upper division courses. Your application may look different, this is just an example.

This is an example of a Political Science Minor application using one lower division course and six upper division courses. Your application may look different, this is just an example.

This is an example of a Political Science Minor application using seven upper division courses. Your application may look different, this is just an example.
