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2025-2026 General Catalog 
  
2025-2026 General Catalog

Political Science - Minor


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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Political Science

Location: MAIN 320
Phone: (435) 797-1306
Fax: (435) 797-3751
E-mail: politicalscience@usu.edu
WWW: http://politicalscience.usu.edu/

Students can obtain a minor in political science by completing a total of 18 credits in the field.

Minimum GPA for Admission: 2.5, minor; 2.5, Career

Minimum GPA for Graduation: 2.5, minor courses; 2.5, USU

Minimum Grade Accepted: C- in minor courses

Students may count up to 6 credit hours toward the Political Science minor that were also taken in pursuit of another major or minor.

Electives (9 credits)


Any upper-division Political Science courses can be used to complete the minor and fulfill this requirement with two exceptions:

  • Not more than three credits in Directed Readings courses ( ) can apply to this requirement
  • Not more than three credits in Political Science Internship courses (POLS 5900 ,  ,  ,   and  ) can apply to this requirement

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