Political Science Minor:
It is recommended that the student contact faculty for individual guidance in the development of an appropriate minor. This minor consists of 18 credits distributed among three of the five fields of political science.

18 credits in Political Science:
Course#	Course Title
POL 101	Intro to the American Political System
POL 322	Constitutional Law: Government Powers
POL 323	Individual Rights in the Constitution
POL 324	The Supreme Court as a Political Institution
POL 332	American System of Criminal Justice
POL 325	Law and the Legal Process
POL 492	Directed Work Experience (a 3 credit internship with a local law firm)
6 credits in Business from:
BUS 250	Business Law I, OR
BUS 251	Business Law II, OR
BUS 262	Principles of Management
3 credits in Economics:
ECA 101	Introduction to Economics
3 credits in Philosophy:
PHI 212	Ethics and Morality
3 credits in History:
HIS 104	American Civilization Since 1865
3 credits in Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders:
SPD 110	Oral Communication in the Professional World

Political Science Minor in Public Service
The minor in public service is designed to develop a commitment to public service and instill public-regarding values in students, including the value of good citizenship as a vital component of a democratic polity. This minor stresses the ethical implications of government decisions. Accordingly, an extended internship experience in Washington is incorporated into the minor to expose students to the practical consequence of government decisions and to the broader principles of public good that are supposed to guide these decisions. This minor is compatible with the University’s mission of developing critical thinking and analytic skills necessary to sustain and support both political society and the personal progress of our students after they graduate from Adelphi. This program is for any student wanting to spend a semester or summer as an intern in Washington, D.C., while receiving 12 or 15 Adelphi academic credits. See fuller description of the internship program above. Preference is given to those applying for internships in their sophomore/junior year or the first semester of their senior year. Prerequisites include: four political science courses, including a seminar, a 3.3 GPA overall, and approval of the Political Science Internship Committee.

Students interested in the internship must plan ahead in their sophomore or even freshman years so that they will have the necessary prerequisites and so that they will be able to meet the requirements of their major despite one semester in Washington.

Pre-Law Preparation
Political science majors who wish to pursue a concentration in pre-law preparation should work with their regular faculty adviser. Students interested in pursuing the concentration in pre-law preparation as a political science minor should contact the Department of Political Science to declare the minor and to be assigned a pre-law adviser in the department. Pre-law and local internships are also available. They can be taken for 3 to 6 credits, with approval from Political Science Department faculty.