POLSC-MIN - Political Science (Minor)

Additional Requirements and Policies

• All courses applied toward the minor must be completed for a letter grade of C or higher.

  • Courses with a grade of CR (credit) in winter quarter 2020, S (satisfactory) in spring 2020, and CR (credit) in Academic Year 2020-2021 may be counted toward satisfaction of undergraduate degree requirements that otherwise require a letter grade.

• Students may not double count courses between their major and the Political Science minor aside from course, The Science of Politics.

Counting non-Political Science Courses Toward the Minor

• Students may count up to 5 units of coursework from outside the Political Science Department toward the minor. Pre-approved non-Political Science courses are listed under the Depth of Discipline section and can be applied directly to the minor. Courses outside the department that have not been pre-approved can be petitioned toward the minor using a petition form. Course petitions are reviewed and, if appropriate, approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Petitions must be submitted to Alexandra Davidovich, the Undergraduate Student Services Officer, within one quarter of course completion or within one quarter of declaring the minor. 

• BOSP and SIW courses are non-Political Science courses and count toward the five-unit limit listed above. Some have been pre-approved, while others require a petition.

• Directed readings with a Political Science faculty member and Oxford tutorials require a petition.

Transfer Work

A maximum of 10 units of work completed outside Stanford may be given Political Science credit toward the minor for transfer students. The Director of Undergraduate Studies must individually review and approve all such cases.