Political Science with Concentration in Paralegal Studies

(BS)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Science in Political Science with Concentration in Paralegal Studies (BS)

Major: POLS

Concentration: PARA

Degree: BS

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)

Note: Completion of the B.S. in Political Science with Paralegal Concentration is not, without dual completion of the
Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies, designed to prepare students for a career as a paralegal, nor does it constitute a
Paralegal degree from an ABA accredited program.

Type Hours

General Education 34

Minimum Total 34

All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program; see General Education requirements
and the courses that fulfill them. Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or
supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

Type Hours

General 101: A&S Orientation 1

Foreign Language(completion of the second semester of a single foreign language;

6-8
hours will vary depending on the language taken)

Humanities or Natural Sciences at 300+ level, in addition to courses counted toward

6
General Education

WR—two approved courses at 300+ level (may be incorporated into other degree
requirements)

Total 13-15

Department of Political Science

Type Hours
Political Science 2011, 2021, or 2991(Students with credit for POLS 299 may not receive
3
credit for 201 or 202)

Political Science 390 3

Political Science 3253 or 3263 3

Political Science 4952, 3

Law and Jurisprudence Area:

9
Political Science 312, 313, 314, 315, 320, 3322, 337(select 3)

Policy Area:
6
Political Science 3253, 3263, 333, 336, 338, 405, 426, 505 (select two)

Electives in Political Science 3

Total 30

Paralegal Concentration:

Type Hours

Paralegal Studies 101, 102, 203, 399, and 390 13

Electives in Paralegal Studies 15

Total 28

Supporting Courses

Type Hours

Economics 2011 and 2021 6

Philosophy 2111 or 3113 3

Mathematics 1071 or 1801 3

Total 12

Minimum Electives 2-4

Minimum Total 121

1
Fulfills General Education requirement.
2
Fulfills WR requirement.
3
May not be double counted for policy area requirement if used for core requirement or for both a programmatic and
supporting course.
Note: No more than 6 hours of Political Science 450, 510, and/or 511 may count toward the major.