The political science pre-law track consists of an interdisciplinary pre-law minor as well as a variety of services and extracurricular activities designed to provide students with a liberal arts background, which helps prepare them for admission to and success in law school, as well as entrance into a variety of law-related fields.<br><br>Housed within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, seven departments participate in the Pre-Law Program. Students choose a major in one of the seven departments listed below, plus a total of 21 semester hours selected from the remaining departments<br><br>For example, if the student selects history as his/her major field, he or she then chooses, with the help of his or her advisor, a total of 21 hours from the six other departments, excluding History. Each department offers three courses in the Pre-Law Program, and at least one course must be selected from each field. The remaining three hours are chosen from any of these six departments.<br><br>An advantage of this program is that, whether or not the student is accepted at a law school, he or she has completed a major in a substantive discipline. Indeed, the breadth and depth of this liberal studies minor makes the pre-law minor an excellent choice even for those who have no intention of attending law school.