Legal Foundations - Minor

The minor in Legal Foundations provides students with opportunities to study the fundamental principles and concepts underlying legal systems, exploring constitutional law, jurisprudence and legal frameworks to comprehend the role of law in shaping societal norms and governance.

Enrollment/Eligibility Criteria

Students majoring in Political Science are not eligible to pursue this minor.

Application Process

Students seeking to declare the minor must complete an application. Application information is available on the Department of Political Science Minors website.

Course List
Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
POLS 206	American National Government	3
POLS 209	Introduction to Political Science Research ¹	3
POLS 233	Politics and Policy in the United States	3
Select two of the following:		6
POLS 353	Constitutional Rights and Liberties
POLS 355	United States Constitutional Development
POLS 357	National Judicial Politics
POLS 358	Comparative Judicial Politics
POLS 461	Jurisprudence
POLS 462/WGST 462	Women and the Law
Total Semester Credit Hours		15

¹: Must be taken before or as a co-requisite with 300- or 400-level courses.

Must make a grade of C or better in all courses.

A minimum of 6 hours at 300- to 400-level.