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Regular Political Science Minor:
18 credits of Political Science, distributed as follows:
- Nine credits (9) in three of the five course areas of the Departments offerings: American Political Issues, American Government and Political Process, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, and International Politics; and
- Nine credits (9) chosen in consultation with a Political Science Department faculty advisor.

Political Science Minor with a Pre-Law Concentration.
(This concentration can also be pursued by Political Science Majors).
Students interested in pursuing the Pre-Law Concentration as a Political Science Minor should contact the Department of Political Science, Blodgett 202, x4591, Prof. Regina Axelrod, Chairperson, to declare the Minor and to be assigned a Pre-Law advisor in the Department. Political Science Majors who wish to pursue the Pre-Law Concentration should work regularly with their regular faculty adviser.
Pre-Law Concentration
The interdisciplinary pre-law concentration consists of 36 credits divided as follows:
| 18 credits in Political Science: |
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| 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)
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| 6 credits in Business from: |
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| BUS 250 |
Business Law I, OR |
| BUS 251 |
Business Law II, OR |
| BUS 262 |
Principles of Management
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| 3 credits in Economics: |
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| ECA 101 |
Introduction to Economics
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| 3 credits in Philosophy: |
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| PHI 212 |
Ethics and Morality
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| 3 credits in History: |
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| HIS 104 |
American Civilization Since 1865
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| 3 credits in Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders: |
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| SPD 110 |
Oral Communication in the Professional World |
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Department of Political Science
Blodgett Hall, Room 202
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY 11530
p - 516.877.4590
f - 516.877.4594

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