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General Political Science Minor

Requirements

The guidelines for the Political Science minor are as follows:

  1. 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).
  2. 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(R)* or POLI 13D(R)*, and POLI 30(D). 
  3. 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 195, 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.

*If POLI 13(R) or POLI 13D(R) are taken, then only one of the following can be taken for credit toward the minor: POLI 13, POLI 13R, POLI 13D, or POLI 13DR.

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.

  • Students with the Political Science minor may transfer in up to two courses from outside UCSD to the minor. These courses include those from EAP/OAP courses, community college courses, courses taken at other 4-year universities, and AP courses. In order for a course from outside UCSD to be allowable for the minor, it must be a Political Science course, and transfer to UCSD with 4 or more quarter units each, and with a letter grade of C- or better. 

Example: Minor with 2 LD and 5 UD Courses

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.

Example: Minor with 1 LD and 6 UD Courses

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.

Example: Minor with 7 UD Courses

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.