A. Required Courses: 12 credit hours

• POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 112 - Introduction to Political Research (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 341 - Current Issues in Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)

B. Elective Courses: 6 credit hours

POL _29: Special Topics in Political Science (by advisement)

• POL 242 - Environmental Policy (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 270 - Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 403 - Constitutional Law I - Federalism and Interbranch Relations (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 308 - Environmental Law (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 312 - Methods of Political Analysis (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 320 - The Legislative Process (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 326 - State and Local Government (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 329 - Special Topics in Political Science (1-4 cr. hr.)

• (by advisement)

• POL 346 - The Politics of Education Policy (3 cr. hr) or
• POL 347 - The Politics of Education Policy (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 348 - Gun Control: Crime, Law, Policy (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 372 - American Political Thought (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 405 - Discrimination Law (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 420 - The American Presidency (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 440 - Law and Politics in the Administrative Process (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 441 - Comparative Public Policy (3 cr. hr.) or
• POL 442 - Comparative Public Policy (3 cr. hr.)
• POL 480 - Washington Semester (16 cr. hr.)

• For additional three hours beyond requirement, by advisement only

• POL 482 - New York State Legislative Internship (15 cr. hr.)

• For additional three hours beyond requirement, by advisement only

• POL 483 - Public Administration and Policy Internship (3 cr. hr.)

• For additional three hours beyond requirement, by advisement only

• POL 485 - Field Study in Political Science (1-16 cr. hr.)

• For additional three hours beyond requirement, by advisement only

Total Credit Hours Required for the Minor: 18