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The Pre-Law minor in Political Science is an 18-hour interdisciplinary minor designed to prepare students for the post-undergraduate study of law. It consists of 15 hours of required core courses and 3 hours from a list of selected electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements for a major cannot be applied to the minor.
PLEASE NOTE: Students intending to apply to law school should not take any undergraduate course on Pass/Fail or CR/NC basis. Pass (P) is typically interpreted as a "C" or "D;" CR is typically interpreted as a "C;" and an NC as an "F."
- Core Courses: The following four courses, which develop communication and analytical skills, and one from the list of case law courses are required:
ENGL 3308: Writing Literary Analysis
POLS 3321: Jurisprudence
CRIJ 3325: Law and Society
SPCM 3325: Persuasive Communication
Two from the following list of case law courses:
POLS 4321: American Constitution
POLS 4322: The Law of Civil Liberties
CRIJ 3326: Criminal Law
CRIJ 4341: Criminal Procedure
JOUR 3318: Media Law and Ethics
GENB 3306: Business Law
- Directed Electives: One course chosen from the following list. Any course substitutions will also be drawn from this list:
CRIJ 3326: Criminal Law
CRIJ 4341: Criminal Procedure
CRIJ 4345: Evidence
CRIJ 4350: Comparative Criminal Justice
CRIJ 4360: Topics in Criminal Justice
GENB 3306: Business Law
JOUR 3318: Media Law and Ethics
POLS 4320: The Judicial System and Process
POLS 4321: American Constitutional Law
POLS 4322: The Law of Civil Liberties
POLS 4350: International Law, Diplomacy and Organization
SOCI 3315: Social Stratification
SOCI 4311: Majority/Minority Relations
Total |
18 Sem. Credit Hrs. |