Minor in Political Science
Prerequisites, when required, are listed in the individual course descriptions. Prior consultation with the instructor of any advanced course is invited. Students wishing to pursue a major or minor in political science are requested to declare the major or minor with the department chair as soon as possible. All political science courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
Minor
Minimum of 20 semester hours, including POLS 151
Minor programs should be planned in consultation with the departmental chair or a designated adviser.
Residency
A minimum of 12 semester hours for the major and 8 semester hours for the minor must be taken in residence at PLU.
Pre-Law Minor
In addition to the Pre-Law Advising Program, we also offer a minor in Pre-Law that helps students develop skills that are important to preparation for the law school application process and in legal coursework once admitted.
20 semester hours
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- Foundations in the Law (4 semester hours)
- BUSA 303: Business Law & Ethics
- POLS 370: Prisons & Prisoners
- POLS 371: Judicial Process
- POLS 372: Constitutional Law
- POLS 373: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
- RELI 361: Church History Studies
- Analytical Reasoning (4 semester hours)
- ECON 101: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 102: Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 107: Mathematical Explorations (or higher level mathematics course)
- Math placement or High School Math will not be accepted as a substitute
- Ethics (4 semester hours)
- HIST 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society
- PHIL 125: Ethics & the Good Life
- PHIL 128: Politics & the Good Society
- PHIL 229: Human Rights
- RELI 226: Christian Ethics
- Communication (4 semester hours)
- COMA 212: Public Speaking
- COMA 306: Persuasion
- ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Settings
- ENGL 393: The English Language
- PPAP 301: The Book in Society
- PPAP 302: Publishing Procedures
- Close Reading (4 semester hours)
- Any 300-level course with an LT designation
- ENGL 400: Studies in Criticism & Theory
- HIST 254: History of Hanford
- HIST 305: Slavery in the Americas
- HIST 346: Innovation & Technology
- HIST 351: History of the West and Northwest
- HIST 362: Christians in Nazi Germany
- RELI 211: Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible
- RELI 220: Early Christianity
- RELI 221: Medieval Christianity
- RELI 331: New Testament Studies
- Foundations in the Law (4 semester hours)
Pre-Law Advising
For information, see Pre-Professional Programs section of the catalog.