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Requirement Class Name Hours
University Core   46
Political Science   33
PLS 201 American National Government 3
PLS 202 State & Local Government 3
PLS 320 Comparative Governments 3
PLS 407 American Constitutional Development I 3
PLS 408 American Constitutional Development II 3
PLS 499 Capstone in Political Science 3
Political Science Electives

Take 15 additional hours in upper-level PLS courses. Note: PLE 325 - Legal Research and Bibliography may not be selected. Students are encouraged to take at least one class that includes a non-Western component, such as PLS 422 - Politics of Developing Nations, PLS 320 - Comparative Governments, or an appropriate selected topics course that may be offered periodically.

15
Related Courses   12
PLE 201 Introduction to Law 3
PLE 325 Legal Research & Bibliography 3
PLE 335 Legal Writing 3
PLE 350 Critical Thinking & the Law 3
Related Electives Choose three courses from the following: 9
AJU 310 Judicial Process 3
AJU 403 Criminal Law 3
PLE 300 Civil Litigation I 3
PLE 301 Civil Litigation II 3
PLE 400 Law Office Management 3
Suggested General Electives Sufficient elective hours must be taken to meet the minimum hour requirement for graduation.  
AJU 400 Police Rights & Responsibilities 3
PHI 309 Christian Ethics 3
COM 304 Public Speaking 3
COM 305 Argumentation 3
SOC 209 Contemporary Social Problems 3
SOC 332 Law, Crime & Social Control 3
     
ECO131 The American Economic System  
or    
ECO 231 Economic Principles I (if student has not taken economics as part of his/her social science core component) 3
Total Hours   130