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Early Entry Law Degree Requirements

Policy, Politics and International Affairs Law School Early Entry Option Requirements

  • These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2020 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.

General Education Requirements (38 credits)

Policy, Politics and International Affairs Law School Early Entry Option Requirements 
(30 credits)

 

  • PPIA 201 American Government 
  • PPIA 210 Introduction to International Relations
  • one course in economics or PPIA 315 Public Policy Analysis
  • PPIA 324 American Public Policy
  • PPIA 408 Methods in Government and Public Policy
  • PPIA 499 Senior Seminar 

Complete four courses approved by a faculty adviser; students who are interested in the practice of law in Maryland should have a strong background in American and Maryland governmental structures and processes. Therefore, strongly recommended courses include:

  • PPIA 341 Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights 

  • PPIA 344 American Presidency 

  • PPIA 345 The Legislative Process 

  • PPIA 348 State and Local Government 

  • PPIA 362 Media and Government 

  • PPIA 381 American Political Thought 

  • PPIA 426 Foundations of Democracy I 

  • PPIA 461 Maryland Government Processes and Politics 

  • PPIA 463 Interest Group Politics and Lobbying 

  • First Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning (IDIS 101)

    freshmen only; transfer students replace this with a different elective

Complete as many courses as necessary from any discipline to fulfill your 93-credit requirement to graduate.

 

as of fall 2022