Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016

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Political Science, Pre-Law and Legal Process, BA

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This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 semester hours

Total number of hours (not including prerequisites) in major:
45 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
30 semester hours

Major Courses Required:

POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
POLS 1302 - State Government 3 hrs
POLS 2310 - Legal Process 3 hrs
POLS 2332 - Mock Trial I 3 hrs
POLS 3325 - Research Methods 3 hrs
POLS 3337 - Law School Preparation 3 hrs
POLS 4301 - Constitutional Law I 3 hrs
POLS 3302 - American Parties and Law 3 hrs
POLS 4351 - Environmental Policy and Law 3 hrs
POLS 4302 - Constitutional Law II 3 hrs
POLS 4388 - Senior Seminar Legal Studies 3 hrs
POLS 4333 - Mock Trial II 3 hrs
POLS 4395 - Internship 3 hrs

Choice of One:

POLS 4316 - Special Topics in Law 3 hrs or
POLS 4360 - Latino Politics and the Law 3 hrs

Choice of One:

POLS 4350 - International Relations and Law 3 hrs or
POLS 4361 - Latin American Politics 3 hrs

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Required for Bachelor of Arts in Political Science - Pre-Law and Legal Process

Fall - Year One

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
MATH 1301 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 hrs or
Higher
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (For first term traditional freshmen)

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
CISS 1310 - Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology 3 hrs
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
HIST 1302 - United States Since 1865 3 hrs
POLS 1302 - State Government 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Two

SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hrs
POLS 2310 - Legal Process 3 hrs
PHIL 2310 - Logic and Critical Reasoning 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 15-17 hrs

Spring - Year Two

SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hrs
ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
POLS 2332 - Mock Trial I 3 hrs

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 15-17 hrs

Fall - Year Three

PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
POLS 3325 - Research Methods 3 hrs
POLS 3337 - Law School Preparation 3 hrs
POLS 4301 - Constitutional Law I 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

Minor 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
POLS 3302 - American Parties and Law 3 hrs
POLS 4351 - Environmental Policy and Law 3 hrs
POLS 4302 - Constitutional Law II 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

Minor/Elective 3 hrs
Minor/Elective 3 hrs
Minor 3 hrs
POLS 4316 - Special Topics in Law 3 hrs or
POLS 4360 - Latino Politics and the Law 3 hrs
POLS 4388 - Senior Seminar Legal Studies 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

Minor/Elective 3 hrs
POLS 4350 - International Relations and Law 3 hrs or
POLS 4361 - Latin American Politics 3 hrs
POLS 4333 - Mock Trial II 3 hrs
POLS 4395 - Internship 3 hrs
Electives to reach the 120 requirement 0-3 hrs

Total: 12 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Foreign language requirement:
SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412 or equivalent

Acceptable minor fields:
Sociology, History, Philosophy, Mexican American Studies or a discipline approved by the political science faculty

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