Minor Public Law Minor

The Department offers three minors in political science: 1) a general minor, 2) a minor in political geography, and (3) a minor in public law. Each requires a specified introductory course as a prerequisite and 12 hours of 300/400-level courses. For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University. 

Requirements

POLS 101S is a prerequisite for the minor and is not included in the calculation of the grade point average for the minor. The minor requires 12 hours from the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Select four of the following:		12
POLS 301W	Introduction to Public Law
POLS 306	Judicial Process and Behavior
POLS 307	Constitutional Criminal Procedure
POLS 403	American Constitutional Law: First Amendment
POLS 408	American Constitutional Law: Individual Rights
POLS 409	American Constitutional Law: Powers of Government
POLS 419	Jurisprudence: History of Legal Theory
POLS 421	International Law
POLS 438	Law in Literature and Film
Public law topics courses such as:
POLS 495/496	Topics in Political Science
Total Credit Hours		12