Political Science Major, Pre-Law Concentration: Bachelor of Science
Core Curriculum Requirements |
60 Hours |
All baccalaureate programs at North Georgia have as a requirement the satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester credit hours comprising the six areas of the core curriculum. A complete description of Areas A-E of the core curriculum can be found in Core Curriculum. Individual degree programs may specify exceptions and/or particular courses which must be taken within each Area A-E of the core curriculum. Those exceptions and/or course requirements and Area F of the core curriculum are shown below.
Area A |
no exceptions |
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Area B |
no exceptions |
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Area C |
no exceptions |
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Area D |
no exceptions |
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Area E |
Political Science majors with a pre-law concentration should not take POLS 1101 or PHIL 2200 in Area E. These course are required in Area F. |
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Area F: Courses Related to the Area of Study |
18 hours |
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3 hours |
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3 hours |
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3 hours |
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3 hours |
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3 hours |
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Choose one of the following: |
3 hours |
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3 hours |
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Major Area
1. Required courses |
(33 hours) |
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POLS 3601 (Research Methods) |
3 hours |
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POLS 3602 (Statistics for the Social Sciences) |
3 hours |
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Choose 3 from the following: |
9 hours |
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POLS 4112 (Judicial Processes) |
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POLS 3105 (Constitutional Law) |
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POLS 4120 (Civil Liberties) |
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CRJU 3000 (Criminal Law) |
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CRJU 3010 (Criminal Procedures) |
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One upper-level writing intensive course |
3 hours |
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Any 3000 - 4000 level English course |
3 hours |
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POLS 4470 (Senior Seminar in Political Science) |
3 hours |
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POLS 4485C (Internship in Political Science) |
9 hours |
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2. One 3100 or 4100 series Political Science course (American Politics) |
3 hours |
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3. One 3200 or 4200 series Political Science course (International Relations) |
3 hours |
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4. One 3300 or 4300 series Political Science course (Political Theory) |
3 hours |
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5. Major electives |
6 hours |
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Two upper level Political Science courses not taken in upper-level subfields
Electives: 12 credit hours to bring the total number of credit hours to at least 120 hours.
Military Science requirement (for military students)
U.S. & Georgia Constitution and History requirements
Regents' Skills Test or exemption (must be taken during the first semester)