POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, B.A., B.S. DEGREE

Pre-Law Concentration

A. General Education Core Requirements. 33 credits.
See General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

B. Additional Degree Requirements, B.A. Degree. 9 credits.
See Degree Requirements section of the catalog.

C. Additional Degree Requirements, B.S. Degree. 10 credits.
See Degree Requirements section of the catalog.

D. Major Requirements. 46 credits.

Political Science 150, 216/6 credits.
American Government and Politics; American State and Local Government

Political Science 230/3 credits.
Administration of Criminal Justice

Political Science 331, 332/6 credits.
Political Philosophy

Political Science 355 OR 356/3 credits.
Constitutional Rights and Liberties (I or II)

Political Science 455/3 credits.
Constitutional History of the United States

Political Science 480/1 credit.
Senior Seminar

Political Science Electives/9 credits.

History 100 OR 110/3 credits.
Foundations or Modern Western Civilization

History 222/3 credits.
United States History since 1865

History 305, 306, 310 OR 357/3 credits.
Modern America, 1914-1945; Modern America 1945-present; American Social and Intellectual History; OR England Before the Tudors

Psychology 131/3 credits.
Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science

Accounting 240/3 credits.
Principles of Accounting I

E. General Electives: 31/32 credits
***In addition, Psychology 430 is strongly recommended.
(Psychology and the Law)

Pre-law students are advised that they should present at least a 3.0 GPA (as well as a good LSAT score) to the law school admissions committees in order to be competitive law school applicants.

F. Total credits required for B.A., B.S. in Political Science with a concentration in Pre-Law....120

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