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

    • 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

Pre-Law Advising

For information, see Pre-Professional Programs section of the catalog.