Non-Governmental Organizations, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 15
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N745
- The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
- No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
At least six (6) credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the Dodge College of Arts and Sciences, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/ No Pass.
No single course may be used by a student to satisfy a major requirement and a minor requirement. A course may be used, however, to satisfy both a major support requirement and a minor requirement.
Requests to substitute a minor requirement must be approved in writing by the Department of Political Science.
Required Courses
Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours, including at least nine (9) hours at the upper-division level.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| International Core Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Political Economy | ||
| Great Power Politics | ||
| Nonprofit Core Course | ||
| NPNG 2033 | Introduction to Nonprofits | 3 |
| or P SC 3193 | Nonprofits and Public Policy | |
| Policy and Management | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Law | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| International Activism | ||
| Environmental Policy and Administration | ||
| The Profession of Public Management | ||
| Analysis and Operations | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Political Analysis | ||
| Policy/Program Evaluation | ||
| Politics of Government Budgeting | ||
| Elective | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
Any course listed above that has not already counted for another component | ||
A three-hour internship course/credit for working with an NGO | ||
A supervised, applied-research project for a specific NGO, coordinated with an OU faculty member and a staff member from the NGO on which the project is focused | ||
Individuals may petition the program coordinator to count a course that is not listed above but relevant to the student’s NGO-related career goals to satisfy the three-hour elective requirement | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
- Minors in the Dodge College of Arts & Sciences are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.