You should declare a minor as soon as you finish the last course requirement needed to earn the minor. Many students wait until just before they graduate and there is a “mad rush” and some students do not get the paperwork in to the Registrar on time so they lose the opportunity of having the minor noted on their transcripts. You declare the minor on the official Cal Poly Form entitled “Request for Award of Minor.” Your GPA in all the courses used for the minor must average 2.0. over the 28 credit hours required for the minor.
Requirements for the Political Science Minor
1. Any two of the following courses: [8 credit hours]
PLS 202 Comparative Political Systems (4)
PLS 203 Introduction to International Relations (4)
PLS 204 Introduction to Political Thought (4)
PLS 205/205A Introduction to Research Methods (3+1)
2. Any five additional courses, but no more than four from any single subfield: [20 credit hours]
American Politics: PLS 321, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 420, 425, 427
Comparative Politics: PLS 342, 441,442, 444, 446, 447, 448, 449
International Relations: PLS 451, 452, 454, 455, 456, 457
Political Theory: PLS 431, 432, 433, 436
Public Administration: PLS 314, 315, 414, 415, 416, 417/417A
Public Law: PLS 304, 401, 405, 407, 409
Synthesis Courses: PLS 381, 382
Variable: PLS 299, 400, 463, 499 (these are special topics courses; depending on the topic when you take it, the course will be assigned to one of the above subfields)
Internship Courses: PLS 471, 472, 473 (only 8 credits of internship may count toward a minor)
If you have any questions about the minor, please contact Dr. Charles W. Gossett in Building 94, Room 303, or call 909-869-3883 or write cwgossett@csupomona.edu.
