College of Arts and Sciences
Departments
History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies
Political Science
Major in Political Science Pre-Law Track - B.A.
In addition to meeting the College of Arts and Sciences' requirements for all B.A. degrees, political science pre-law track majors must take 33 credit hours, as outlined below.
Core courses (12 cr.)
• POLS Y103 Introduction to American Government
• POLS Y304 Constitutlonal Law
• POLS Y395 Quantitative Political Analysis
• POLS Y490Senior Seminar (as an Independent Study)
American Institutions and processes (6 cr.)
• POLS Y318 The American Presidency
• POLS Y319 U.S. Congress
International relations and comparative politics (6 cr.)
• POLS Y360 U.S. Foreign Policy
• POLS Y372 lnternatlonal Relations
Political theory and philosophy (9 cr.)
• POLS Y381 Classical Political Philosophy
• POLS Y382 Modern Political Philosophy
• POLS Y384 Development of American Political Thought II
Addltional Requirements - Group VB:
Phil P150 Elementary Logic (counts toward Group Ill C)
Recommended: In addition to meeting department and general requirements, the political science department strongly suggests that political science pre-law track majors take supporting courses In economics and history, especially American history.