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Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, Minor


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: , Minor
Plan Code: LACELMIN
18
minimum credit hours
12
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
The minor in civic and economic thought and leadership requires 18 credit hours, of which 12 credit hours must be upper division. At least 12 credit hours must be taken from ASU. All courses must be completed with the grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher.
CEL 100 Great Ideas of Politics and Ethics (HUAD) or CEL 306 Justice and Virtue: Classical Political Thought or CEL 308 Liberty and Equality: Early Modern Political Thought (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CEL 200 Great Debates in American Politics (AMIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CEL 352 Debating Capitalism (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CEL 475 Statesmanship and American Grand Strategy (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Upper Division CEL Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
CEL Upper Division Elective: students can take 3 credits of lower-division CEL Elective and only 3 credits of upper-division CEL Elective if they take CEL 306 or CEL 308 for the required course above (instead of CEL 100).
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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