Requirements

1. Political Science courses. Nine (9) credit hours chosen from the following:
   • Core course. One (1) course:
     • POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance i
     • POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics i
     • POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis i
     • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making i
   • Electives. Six (6) credit hours:
     • POLS-X 477 Field Experience in Political Science i
     • POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance i
     • POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics i
     • POLS-Y 300
     • POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups i
     • POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society i
     • POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law i
     • POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties i
     • POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics i
     • POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy i
     • POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion i
     • POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy i
     • POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics i
     • POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development i
     • POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World i
     • POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe i
     • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union i
     • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy i
     • POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis i
     • POLS-Y 399
     • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science (may be repeated once for credit. No other course may be repeated for credit)i
     • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making i
     • POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science i
     • POLS-Y 499 Honors Thesis i
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2. Economics courses. Nine (9) credit hours chosen from the following:
   • Introduction to Microeconomics. One (1) course:
     • ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I i
     • ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics i
     • ECON-E 251
     • ECON-S 201 Introduction to Microeconomics: Honors i
   • Introduction to Macroeconomics. One (1) course:
     • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II i
     • ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics i
     • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II i
     • ECON-S 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Honors i
   • Elective. One additional economics course at the 300 or 400 level (9 credit hours), excluding ECON-E 370, ECON-X 373, and ECON-E 496.
3. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.