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Program checklist · B.A.

Political Science - Pre-Law Concentration, B.A. (PLAW)

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · North Adams, MA

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
54
Catalog edition
2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The political science major pre-law concentration involves coursework and advising tailored to the needs and goals of students considering a career as a lawyer or in a related field. It includes taking courses that provide exposure to legal concepts and issues and emphasize the research, speaking, writing, and thinking skills most important in legal professions. It also includes a required legal internship to help students gain practical experience and fine-tune their professional and academic goals.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167288
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167288_b936e672
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

POLITICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

7 items
  1. POSC 110
    1
  2. POSC 201
    3
  3. POSC 202
    3
  4. POSC 210
    4
  5. POSC 215
    3
  6. HIST 113
    3
  7. HIST 114
    3

UPPER LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

3 items
  1. 6 credits from any 400-level POSC courses
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  2. POSC 450
    1
  3. POSC 540
    Internship in Political Science
    As published: “Internship in Political Science (must be related to legal profession)”
    3

PRE-LAW REQUIREMENTS

10 items
  1. PHIL 200
    Logic and Critical Reasoning
    or: PHIL 200H Honors: Logic and Critical Reasoning
    3
  2. POSC 304
    3
  3. POSC 313
    3
  4. 6 credits chosen from:
    Not resolved to a course
    6
  5. BADM 201
    3
  6. ENVI 340
    Environmental Law
    or: ENVI 340H Honors: Environmental Law
  7. POSC 315
  8. POSC 345
  9. POSC 401
  10. POSC 500

ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS - No more than 6 Non-POSC credits can be applied

electives · 0 items

    AREA 1 - minimum of 3 credits

    7 items
    1. POSC 300
    2. POSC 302
    3. POSC 307
    4. POSC 308
    5. POSC 315
    6. POSC 323
    7. POSC 340
      Inequality and Social Policy
      or: SOWK 340 Inequality and Social Policy

    AREA 2 - minimum of 3 credits

    8 items
    1. POSC 316
    2. POSC 330
    3. POSC 333
    4. POSC 343
    5. POSC 401
    6. POSC 415
    7. POSC 500
    8. POSC 540

    AREA 3 - maximum of 3 credits

    6 items
    1. ECON 241
    2. MATH 232
      Introduction to Statistics
      or: MATH 232H Honors: Introduction to Statistics
    3. PHIL 360
    4. POSC 345
    5. POSC 500
      Independent Study
      As published: “Independent Study (if topic is not pre-law)”
    6. POSC 510
    Source. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, catalog 2025-2026 Edition Undergraduate Course Catalog — https://catalog.mcla.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs-study/political-science/political-science---pre-law-concentration-ba/. Captured page pages/0275.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.