Regulations - Minor Program

  1. Students who minor in Law and Public Policy shall complete all the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts program.

  2. Students are required to complete 24 credit hours in the following:

    1. 3 credit hours in Political Science 1000;

    2. 3 credit hours in Law and Public Policy 2600;

    3. 6 additional credit hours in Law and Public Policy courses, including a minimum of 3 credit hours at the 4000 level; and

    4. a further 12 credit hours in Law and Public Policy and/or Political Science courses, which may include Anthropology 30624030, Economics 10101020, Gender Studies 3500, Linguistics 2220, Philosophy 2370, or Religious Studies 2850.

  3. A student is not eligible to complete any combination of a Major or Minor in Political Science and a Major or Minor in Law and Public Policy.

  4. Students for the Minor are required to select courses as specified under Minor in Law and Public Policy. A possible course pattern is presented in Table 2 Suggested Course Pattern for a Minor in Law and Public Policy.

Table 1 Suggested Course Pattern for a Minor in Law and Public Policy
TermSuggested CoursesCredit Hours
Fall
Academic Term 1
Political Science 1000 3
Winter
Academic Term 2
Law and Public Policy 2600 (Political Science 1001 is encouraged) 3
Fall & Winter
Academic Terms 3 and 4 
Two other Law and Public Policy course 6
Fall & Winter
Academic Terms 5 and 6 
Two other Law and Public Policy or Political Science courses  6
Fall & Winter
Academic Terms 7 and 8 
Two Law and Public Policy or Political Science courses, including at least one 4000-level in Law and Public Policy 6

Note: As part of their course selections, students may also consider approved courses in other disciplines, as set out in the regulations.

Detailed Regulations for the Minor in Law and Public Policy can be found in the Acadademic Calendar.