  {"id":887,"date":"2015-06-26T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/new-publicpolicy\/?page_id=887"},"modified":"2023-08-03T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:56:29","slug":"political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/publicpolicy\/majors\/political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science Major and Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;0&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; 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