The Washington State University Pullman Catalog

Political Science - Pre-Law Option

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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.
First Year
First TermCredits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI]14
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]3
Humanities [HUM]3
POL S 101 [SSCI]3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]3
Second TermCredits
ECONS 101 [SSCI] or ECONS 102 [SSCI]3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI]14
POL S 102 3
Electives3
Second Year
First TermCredits
Arts [ARTS]3
CRM J 101 (recommended) or Elective3
PHIL 2013
POL S 1033
Electives3
Second TermCredits
ENGLISH 201 [WRTG], ENGLISH 301 [WRTG], or PHIL 200 [WRTG]3
H D 205 [COMM] or COM 102 [COMM]3 or 4
POL S 2013
POL S 3003
Electives3
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First TermCredits
300-400-level POL S Elective23
CRM J 320 or 4203
POL S 4023
Foreign Language, if necessary, and/or Electives5
Second TermCredits
300-400-level POL S Elective23
POL S 404 [M]3
Foreign Language, if necessary, and/or Electives9
Fourth Year
First TermCredits
300-400-level POL S Elective23
Diversity [DIVR]3
300-400-level Electives9
Second TermCredits
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]3
PHIL 4703
300-400-level Electives8

Footnotes
1To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] and SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 101 [SCI] is offered Fall semester and is a prerequisite for SCIENCE 102 [SCI]. SCIENCE 102 [SCI] is offered Spring semester.
2POL S Electives need to include an additional [M] course to fulfill University requirements.

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