1978-1979 Academic Catalog

Social Science 311 Early American History ..................................................................5 312 History of Recent and Contemporary America .............................. .4 261 American National Government .....................................................5 262 American State and Local Government.. ....................................... .4 366 International Relations ...................................................................5 461 Political Dynamics .........................................................................3 468 History of Political Thought - Ancient ..........................................3 469 History of Political Thought - Modern ..........................................3 400A Seminar in History or 460 Seminar in Political Science ...........................................................5 Eleven additional hours to be taken in political science from: 361 The American Presidency ............................................................. .4 363 The Supreme Court .......................................................................3 462 American Constitutional Law .........................................................4 466 Comparative European Government ..............................................3 Requirements for a Major in Political Science: Forty-five quarter hours in- cluding: 260 Methods of Research in Political Science .......................................5 261 American National Government .....................................................5 364 The Judicial Process ......................................................................3 366 International Relations ...................................................................5 405 Great Power Diplomacy in the Modern World .................................5 469 History of Political Thought-Modern ...............................................3 460 Seminar in Political Science ...........................................................5 REQUIRED COGNATE: 111, 112 United States History ......................... 10 Elective hours in Political Science ......................................................... 14 Requirements for a Minor in History. Twenty-three quarter hours, including History 111, 112, 101, 102, 103, 200. Requirements for a Minor in Sociology. Twenty-four quarter hours, including Sociology 230; twenty hours of electives in Sociology. Requirements for a Minor in Political Science. Twenty-four quarter hours, in– cluding SS 261, American National Government, and SS 262, American State and Local Government; fifteen hours of electives in Political Science. Pre-Law Major Few, if any, law schools prescribe a specific undergraduate curriculum. Law schools seek those applicants with: (a) a basic understanding of the institutional structures of our society and the values and thought that mold legal processes; (b) a capacity to comprehend, reason and analyze; (c) the ability to express thoughts, persuasively and with clarity, by the written and spoken worl<. Because the practice of law generally deals with a broad spectrum of society, law schools prefer a rather broad selection of courses from a number of major ar– eas including political science, history, philosophy, psychology, speech, English and Business. With few exceptions, most law schools admit only those with a Bachelor's de– gree. Selection of those admitted is based upon the student's cummulative aca– demic grade point and the result of the law school aptitude test (LSAT)-often with heavy emphasis on the latter. The development of a student's abilities of analysis and communication during his undergraduate study is the best-if not the only– preparation for the LSAT. All pre-law majors are strongly urged to have a second major.