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2021-2022 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 UMaine Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Minor: Political Science


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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: C

Other requirements:  A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.

Contact Information: Amy Fried, Professor and Chair, 115 North Stevens Hall, (207)581-1797, amy.fried@maine.edu


A minor in Political Science shall consist of at least 18 credits. Students are required to take POS 100 - American Government. The remaining 15 credits may be chosen by the student from our list of Political Science courses. A minimum of nine (9) POS credits must be taken at UMaine.  A maximum of 3 pre-approved internship/field experience credit hours can be used towards the minor. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in POS courses to count towards the minor.

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