History and Political Science
Minor Requirements A Pre-law minor is offered with the completion of 18 credits of upper-division courses. General Education Recommendations The Pre-Law student is encouraged to select the courses below in partial fulfillment of the General Education requirement. The Torrey Honors Pre-Law student is also encouraged to take some of these courses, if their schedules permit it, even though their General Education is otherwise fulfilled in the Torrey program.
Popular Islam
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
INCS 325 INCS 447 INCS 448 POSC 305 POSC 307
Approaches to the Islamic World
Topics in Islamic Studies Comparative Government International Relations Studies in Political Science
Credit(s): 1 - 3.
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
POSC 480 Credit(s): 1 - 8. Students should take either POSC 480 - Studies in Political Science: Islamic Political Philosophy OR Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Political Science, Minor Minor Requirements
American Literature I
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 4. Credit(s): 3.
ENGL 281 HIST 108 HIST 109 PHIL 210 PHIL 214 POSC 204 POSC 225
A Political Science minor is offered with the completion of 19 credits beyond the general education requirements (listed under Political Science, B.A.), 12 of which must be upper-division. Core Requirements POSC 204 Principles of Economics Credit(s): 4. POSC 225 Survey of American Government Credit(s): 3. Elective Requirements The student is required to take a minimum of 3 credits in each category listed under Political Science, B.A. (American Government, International Politics and Political Theory). Pre-Law, Minor The American Bar Association does not specifically recommend any particular undergraduate major as primary preparation for law school. However, the Department of History and Political Science offers a minor in Pre-Law to prepare students who intend to go on to law school after graduation from Biola. Biola graduates are equipped with excellent reading comprehension, strong analytical and critical thinking skills, the ability to write clear and effective prose, oral communication skills, and the experience of serving other people. The successful completion of a challenging undergraduate program and a high score in the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is the most appropriate preparation for law school. At Biola, pre-law students are encouraged to earn the Pre-Law Minor (18 upper- division credits) under Political Science while working to complete major requirements. Pre-Law students should select an academic program that includes an understanding of history, human behavior, and social and political institutions. Law schools typically are made up of students with undergraduate degrees in History, Political Science, Communication Studies, English, Sociology or Philosophy. Biola University curriculum, composed of an undergraduate major, general education, a biblical studies requirement, along with a Pre-Law Minor, provides a solid foundation for graduate work at law school. The Biblical Studies program contributes to a biblical and theological framework on which to build a Christian perspective on the practice of law, especially in the areas of values and ethics.
United States History to 1865 United States History Since 1865
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Philosophy Principles of Economics
Survey of American Government
Core Requirements Choose 18 credits from the courses listed below:
The Colonial Period, American Revolution, 1607-1800 American Democracy, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1800-1877 The Rise of Modern America, 1877-1920 The United States Since 1920
HIST 307
Credit(s): 3.
HIST 308
Credit(s): 3.
HIST 401
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
HIST 402
Legislation
POSC 406 POSC 480
Studies in Political Science
Credit(s): 1 - 8.
Or
Economic History of the United States Economic History of the United States
HIST 360
Credit(s): 3.
OR POSC 360
Credit(s): 3.
Or
American Constitutional Law American Constitutional Law
Credit(s): 3.
HIST 410 OR POSC 410
Credit(s): 3.
Elective Recommendations Additional courses can supplement preparation depending on the student’s individual areas of interest.
COMM 181 Introduction to Argumentation and Debate
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Business Law
BUSN 361
COMM 254 Communication Theories
151
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