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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, B.A., Pre-Law Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts	120
Career Opportunities:
Federal, state, local governments, law firms, public interest groups, law enforcement, corporations
Note(s):
¹Students completing ASL must earn an additional 1 credit hour to meet the degree required 120 credit hours. ² In order to meet University graduation requirements, each student must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses.

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 103 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
POLS 101 - Intro to Political Science Credit Hours: 1
POLS 110 - U.S. Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 220 - World Politics Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 360 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
STAT 214 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Fine Arts courses in consultation with academic advisor.

History (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Sophomore Year (28 credit hours)

POLS 317 - State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
POLS 382 - Intro to Law & Legal Reasoning Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 385 - Moot Court Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 387 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Literature courses.

Modern Language (7 credit hours)

Choose from American Sign Language (ASL),¹ Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

MODL 101 Credit Hours: 4
MODL 102 Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral courses.

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

POLS 370 - Political Philosophy: Thinkers Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 475G - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

MODL 201 Credit Hours: 3

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Choose from a 300/400-level course in consultation with academic advisor. At least 9 credit hours must be taken at the 400-level.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

General Electives (4 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Minor (8 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year (31 credit hours)

POLS 483G - Civil Liberties Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 485 - Advanced Moot Court Credit Hours: 3
or POLS 487G - Civil Rights Law Credit Hours: 3

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Choose a 300/400-level course in consultation with academic advisor. At least 9 credit hours must be taken at the 400-level.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral courses.

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

Choose from PHIL at the 300/400-level in consultation with academic advisor.

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Minor (10 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	STAT 214 and Choose 3 cr from the list below	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

Mathematics: MATH 102 , MATH 103 , or MATH 105

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Political Science, B.A., Pre-Law Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

History (6 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (28 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Modern Language (7 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Electives (4 credit hours)

Minor (8 credit hours)

Senior Year (31 credit hours)

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Minor (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Political Science, B.A., Pre-Law Concentration

Freshman Year (31 credit hours)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

History (6 credit hours)

Sophomore Year (28 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Modern Language (7 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year (30 credit hours)

Modern Language (3 credit hours)

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

General Electives (4 credit hours)

Minor (8 credit hours)

Senior Year (31 credit hours)

Political Science (9 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Minor (10 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum