PLSC.LGST, BA, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science - Legal Studies Specialization

Sample Plan for New Students

Degree Requirements

  • Total Credits Required for Degree: 180
  • Credits in Core: 60
  • Credits in College: 20 (including HIST 1200, 1210, or 2310 and Modern Language 1150, 1250, 1350)
  • Credits in Major: 65
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.0

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Four-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1

Term Course Credits
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall Language 1150 5
Winter UCOR Module I 5
Winter UCOR Module I 5
Winter Language 1250* 5
Spring HIST 1200, 1210, or 2310 5
Spring PLSC 2000, 2300, 2500, or 2600 5
Spring Language 1350* 5

Year 2

Term Course Credits
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall UCOR Module I 5
Fall PLSC 2000, 2300, 2500, or 2600 5
Winter UCOR Module II* 5
Winter PLSC 2000, 2300, 2500, or 2600 5
Winter ECON 2130 - Principles of Economics - Macro 5
Spring UCOR Module II* 5
Spring PLSC 2000, 2300, 2500, or 2600 5

Year 3

Term Course Credits
Fall UCOR Module III* 5
Fall PLSC 3190 - Law, Politics, and Society 5
Fall General Electives 5
Winter UCOR Module III* 5
Winter PLSC 3250 - Race and the Law OR PLSC 3260 - Law and Gender 5
Winter General Electives 5
Spring UCOR Module III* 5
Spring PLSC 3210 - American Constitutional Law OR PLSC 3220 - Civil Liberties in American Constitution 5
Spring General Electives 5

Year 4

Term Course Credits
Fall PLSC Supporting Elective 5
Fall General Electives 5
Fall General Electives 5
Winter PLSC Supporting Elective 5
Winter PLSC Supporting Elective 5
Winter General Electives 5
Spring PLSC 4220 - Law, Politics, and Justice 5
Spring PLSC Supporting Elective 5
Spring General Electives 5

University Core Requirements

  • Module I: Academic Writing, Quantitative Thinking, Creative Expression, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
  • Module II: Theological Explorations, Philosophy of the Human Person, Ethical Reasoning
  • Module III: Religion in a Global Context, Humanities & Global Challenges, Social Sciences & Global Challenges, Natural Sciences & Global Challenges

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