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Political Science - Pre-Law Option (120 Credits)
A student may be admitted to the Political Science - Pre-Law option upon making their intention known to the department.
30 credits in POL S are required. 15 of the 30 credits of POL S course work must be earned at WSU.
30 credits in POL S are required. 15 of the 30 credits of POL S course work must be earned at WSU.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| POL S 101 [SSCI] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ECONS 101 or ECONS 102 | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| POL S 102 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| CRM J 101 (recommended) or Elective | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | 3 |
| POL S 103 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], ENGLISH 301 [WRTG], or PHIL 200 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| H D 205 [COMM] or COM 102 [COMM] | 3 or 4 |
| POL S 201 | 3 |
| POL S 300 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level POL S Elective2 | 3 |
| Ethics and Law Course3 | 3 |
| POL S 402 | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Electives | 5 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level POL S Elective2 | 3 |
| POL S 404 [M] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Electives | 9 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level POL S Elective2 | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| 300-400-level Electives | 9 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| PHIL 470 | 3 |
| 300-400-level Electives | 8 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab. |
| 2 | POL S Electives need to include an additional [M] course to fulfill University requirements. |
| 3 | Ethics and Law Course: Choose from B LAW 210, COM 415, CES 440, CRM J 320, 380, or 420, ENGLISH 112, or 364, HISTORY 410, and PHIL 360, 365, 370, 450, or 460. |
- Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
Courses
- Philosophy
- Political Science
Schedules of Studies
- Philosophy - General Option
- Philosophy - Pre-Law Option
- Political Science - General Option
- Political Science - Global Politics Option
- Political Science - Pre-Law Option
- Public Affairs (Vancouver only)
Minors
- Ethics
- Philosophy
- Political Science