Requirements

1. Political Science courses.
   1. 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
   2. Electives. Six (6) additional credit hours:
      • POLS-P 301
      • POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform i
      • POLS-P 303
      • 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 341 Authoritarian Regimes 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 i
      • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making i
      • Up to three (3) total credit hours of the following:
        • POLS-X 477 Field Experience in Political Science i
        • POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science i
        • POLS-Y 499 Honors Thesis i
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2. Economics courses.
   1. Fundamentals of Economics I. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I i
      • ECON-E 251
   2. Fundamentals of Economics II. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II i
      • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II i
   3. Elective. Three (3) additional credit hours:
      • Any ECON-E 300–399 except ECON-E 321; ECON-E 370
      • Any ECON-E 400–499 except ECON-E 496
      • Any ECON-X 300–399 except ECON-X 373
3. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Minor GPA. 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.
   2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   4. Minor Residency. 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.