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Politics and Public Law, B.A./B.S.

The PPL major is designed for students who are interested in the study of law and its relationship to government and politics. The major is not a pre-professional program per se, but will instead provide an especially rigorous curriculum of courses that will be of interest to undergraduates who are interested in law and legal issues. 

BELL Core Requirements: 53 Hours (minimum)

Technical Requirement:

Technical Requirements are courses identified by the program as required courses and will count in the BELL Core   or as General Electives. 

Major Requirements: 49 Hours

Political Science Core Courses: 19 Hours

Politics & Public Law Requirements: 12 Hours

Major Elective Requirements: 18 Hours

Choose nine hours from each group:

Social Science

Professional

Minor (waived): 0 Hours

If a student chooses to minor it must be in one of the approved minors below:

General Electives: 26 Hours (minimum)

Total Required for the Program: 128 Hours