A total of five courses are necessary to complete a minor. Four of these courses must be taken from courses at Barnard or Columbia which have the POLS prefix. Only one course taken in a summer session, study-abroad program, Reid Hall Program, or another undergraduate college may be used to satisfy the five-course requirement for the minor, with the approval of the Department Chair. When requesting transfer credit, please use the Course Approval Request form. Students can elect a minor using this Slate form.