Requirements for a Minor in Political Science
 
2007-2009 Catalog
(Expires end of Summer Session 2013)

The study of political science is designed to enable students to become familiar with theories of public values and patterns of political systems -- national, regional and international. A political science minor will enable students in other fields of enquiry to gain some essential knowledge about this discipline. A minor in political science is especially useful for those students who are majoring in the other social sciences (anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology) and the humanities (history or philosophy), but it is also useful for students who seek careers in law, business, engineering, or the physical or biological sciences. As an individual gains knowledge of these fields and disciplines, they will increasingly recognize that political phenomena have an impact directly on them. A minor in political science is, therefore, one important way to begin to understand the interrelationship between these fields and the political arena.

A student minoring in Political Science is required to complete a minimum of 15 credits beyond the 100-level in Political Science. At least 9 of those credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above. Students minoring in Political Science normally will be expected to take at least 9 credits in Political Science coursework at Iowa State University. Only 3 credits of Pol S 490 or Pol S 499, alone or in combination, and only 2 credits of Pol S 312-315 may be included in the total of 15 credits required for the minor. All minors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences require a minimum of 6 credits in courses numbered 300 and above taken at ISU with a grade of C or higher. Credits earned in Pol S 499, which is offered on a Satisfactory/Fail basis only, will not fulfill this requirement.