POLITICS, POLICY and LAW SCHOLARS: CLEG TRACK
Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government
Name:___________________________________
Student #:______________________
WRITING and MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS requirement must be completed before completing 30 credits in residence
College Writing
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College Writing Seminar
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Math
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Writing Proficiency Exam:____________________________
*Must take before completing 30 credits in residence
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
AREA I: The Creative Arts
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AREA 2: Western Traditions
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AREA 3: Global & Multicultural Perspective
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AREA 4: Social Institutions & Behavior
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AREA 5: The Natural Sciences
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NOTE: A maximum of 2 courses from any academic department may be used for General Education requirements (for example, only 2 GOVT courses or 2 HIST courses, etc.)
PPL: REQUIRED COHORT COURSES (15 credits)
JLC-101 Introduction to Law (3cr) & SPA-196 PPL Research & Writing Seminar (1cr)
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SPA-220 American Constitution (3cr) & SPA-196 PPL Research & Writing Seminar (1cr)
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GOVT-310 Introduction to Political Research (3cr) & SPA-196 PPL Research & Writing Seminar (1cr)
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GOVT-321 Congress and Legislative Behavior
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PPL: REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (10 credits)
ECON-100 Macroeconomics (FA 4)
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ECON-200 Microeconomics (FA 4)
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STAT-202 Basic Statistics (may also meet university math requirement)
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CLEG: REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (12 – 13 Credits)
GOVT-110 Politics in the US (FA 4)
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GOVT-105 Individual Freedom vs. Authority (FA 2)
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COMM-200 Writing for Mass Communication
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COMM-310 Public Speaking
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CLEG: REQUIRED CORE COURSES (24 Credits)
Selected from approved courses in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, & Government (see back).
At least 12 credits must be taken at 300-level or above.
Communications ___________________________________
Communications ______________________________
Legal Institutions ___________________________________
Legal Institutions ______________________________
Economics
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Economics
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Government
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Government
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PPL: REQUIRED EXPERIENTIAL AND CAPSTONE COURSES (10 credits)
GOVT-391 Internship (6 Credits)
GOVT-490/JLC-490 PPL Capstone
(4 credits)
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APPROVED CORE COURSES FOR THE CLEG PROGRAM
COURSES IN COMMUNICATION
COMM-327 The Pres., the Press, and Public Opinion
COMM-401 Legal Aspects of Communications
COMM-507 News Media in Britain
COMM-508 The Media and Government
COMM-509 Politics & Media
COMM-514 Censorship & Media
COMM-531 Political Communications
COMM-534 Race, Gender & the Media
COMM-539 International Public Relations
COMM-546 Foreign Policy & the Press
COMM-599 Media, Technology & Society
GOVT-461 Politics in the TV Age
GOVT-464 Pol.& Policy in the Elect. Age
GOVT-541 The Politics of Mass Communication
COURSES IN LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
GOVT-226 Const, Pres Power, War on Terror
GOVT-352 Law & the Political System
GOVT-455 Equal Protection
JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice
JLC-308 Justice, Morality, & the Law
JLC-309 Justice and Public Policy
JLC-313 Organized Crime
JLC-332 Corrections & the Constitution
JLC-402 Comparative Sys. of Law & Justice
JLC-412 Law & the Corporate World
JLC-431 The Prison Community
JLC-454 Violence in America
MGMT-201 Global Corporate Citizenship
SPA-350 Constitutional Law I: Power & Federalism
SPA-351 Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights & Liberties
ECON-325 Social Choice and Econ. Just.
ECON-341 Public Economics
ECON-346 Comp., Reg. & Bus. Strat.
ECON-351 Comparative Economic Syst.
ECON-352 Econ. of Post-Socialist Trans
ECON-358 Econ. of the World Regions
ECON-361 Economic Development
ECON-370 International Economics
ECON-373 Labor Economics
ECON-374 Gender Roles in the Economy
ECON-379 Econ. of Environmental Policy
ECON-579 Energy Econ., Res, and Env
GOVT-405 Modern Political Thought
GOVT-423 Adv. Studies in Public Policy
GOVT-455 Equal Protection
GOVT-461 Politics in the TV Age
GOVT-464 Pol. & Policy in the Elect. Age
GOVT-482 Women & Politics
GOVT-484 Women & Political Leadership
GOVT-486 Feminist Political Theory
GOVT-520 Campaign Management Institute
GOVT-523 Public Affairs Institute
GOVT-527 Government Reg. & Deregulation
GOVT-540 Pol. Part., Int. Grps. & Lobbying
GOVT-541 The Politics of Mass Communication
COURSES IN ECONOMICS
ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON-317 Political Economy
ECON-318 Economic History
ECON-319 United States Econ. History
ECON-322 Intro to Econometrics
COURSES IN GOVERNMENT
GOVT-210 Political Power & American Public Policy
GOVT-226 Const, Pres Power, War on Terror
GOVT-231 Third World Politics
GOVT-232 Politics of Industrial Societies
GOVT-240 Metropolitan Politics
GOVT-320 The Presidency
GOVT-322 American Political Parties
GOVT-323 Interest Group Politics
PUAD-260 Administrative Politics
SPA-370 Form. & Impl. of Envir. Policy
Courses may not be taken to satisfy foundation and core requirements
Course may not be taken to satisfy multiple core requirements
Special Topics courses vary each semester. For approval see Department of Government.
Certain courses in the AU Abroad Programs may also be used, please see your academic counselor
No duplicate credit is awarded if the same course is taken twice.