MINOR PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Program Requirements:

Political Science is a minimum 30 credit hour minor. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the minor, but a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.00 is required for completion of the minor.

Students must complete at least 20 graded credits in upper division courses counting toward the minor

A minimum of 10 credit hours counting toward the minor must be completed at Eastern Oregon University.

This checksheet is in effect summer 2022. See PDF at the bottom of the checksheet for requirements from summer 2015 to spring 2022.

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PROGRAM REQUIRED COURSES: 20 credits

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
POLS 101	American National Government [SSC, UWR, DPD]	5
POLS 221	International Relations [SSC, UWR, DPD]	5
POLS 340	Politics and Media [SSC, UWR]	5
POLS 407	Capstone	5

REQUIRED ELECTIVES: 10 credit hours

A minimum of 10 credits in upper division Political Science courses.:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
POLS 310	Selected Topics	1 to 6
POLS 314	State & Local Government [UWR]	5	Any lower division political science course
POLS 315	Globalization and Beer	2	Must be at least 21 years of age
POLS 316	Politics and Beer	2	Must be at least 21 years of age
POLS 317	Beer and Tourism	2
POLS 318	The American Dream	2
POLS 320	The Presidency (next offered 2024)	5	Any lower division political science course
POLS 350	Public Policy [SSC]	5
POLS 352	Politics and Media [UWR]	5
POLS 353	Rural Governance [UWR]	5
POLS 354	Public Personnel Management [UWR]	5
POLS 381	Jurisprudence [UWR]	5
POLS 382	Constitutional Law [UWR]	5
POLS 383	Civil Liberties [UWR]	5
POLS 384	Administrative Law & Process	3
POLS 402	Selected Topics	1 to 5
POLS 409	Field Placement	1 to 15
POLS 410	Selected Topics	1 to 5
POLS 450	Applied Policy Analysis [UWR]	5
POLS 451	Applied Public Administration [SSC]	5
POLS 477	Gambling Policy [UWR]	5

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.

The changes to this checksheet start summer 2022

Last update October 2021

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