2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, Pre-Law Concentration, BA or BS


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The major in political science requires completion of HIST 222 , POSC 150  and POSC 216 , at least one credit of an internship or directed research (which counts for General Education Goal 14), and 34 credits in additional work in political science. Qualified majors may avail themselves of Congressional District Office Internships around the state, internships with the Washington Center and Institute for Experiential Learning in Washington, D.C., law offices, businesses, and a wide variety of state and local government offices.

The optional pre-law concentration requires completion of HIST 222 , POSC 150  and POSC 216 , at least one credit of an internship or directed research (which counts for General Education Goal 14), and 40 credits in additional courses, including 31 credits in political science, 3 in psychology, 3 in philosophy, and 3 in economics or accounting.

The optional global politics concentration  requires 24 credits of core political science courses, 15 credits of courses focusing on regional area studies, and 9 credits of courses focusing on transitional communities and related issues.

Political science majors may earn either the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree.

No grade below “C-” will be accepted for courses applied to the major.

General Education Core Requirements (38 credits)


Please see the General Education  section of this catalog for options for other Goals.

  • MATH 171  is recommended for Goal 5.
  • Students must take POSC 331  to satisfy Goal 12.

Additional Degree Requirements


  • Additional Degree Requirements BA Degree 6 credits
  • Additional Degree Requirements BS Degree 6-7 credits

General Electives


  • General Electives for BA (27 credits)
  • General Electives for BS (26-27 credits)

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.

Total Credits Required


  • BA, BS in Political Science with a concentration in Pre-Law 120

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