Law and the Courts

Political Science, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in Law and the Courts Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills15
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Writing in the Discipline Course
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements 31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
**Course will satisfy UNO's General Education Requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
Political Science with a Concentration in Law and the Courts - 36 Hours Required
Required Courses15
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (**)
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL INQUIRY AND WRITING (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (**)
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT (**)
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS (**)
SENIOR ASSESSMENT IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (** ^)
Select four of the following 3-credit hour courses 12
INTRODUCTION TO LAW (**)
LAW AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY (** ^)
IMMIGRATION LAW AND LATINOS
THE JUDICIAL PROCESS (^)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS (^)
LAW AND THE COURTS: MOCK TRIAL (^)
LAW AND THE COURTS: MOCK TRIAL PRACTICUM (^)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FOUNDATIONS (^)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: THE FEDERAL SYSTEM (^)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL LIBERTIES (^)
INTERNATIONAL LAW (^)
POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP (^)
Select any three 3-credit hour courses 9
Remaining hours in political science shall be elected by students in accordance with their interests. At least 18 hours of political science courses must be taken at the 3000 and 4000 levels.
College Breadth (choose one option)15-30+
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 hours
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours)
Bachelor Arts Language Requirement16
FREN, GERM, Or SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours