A total of forty-four (44) credits as follows:
1. PLAW 151: U.S. Politics.
2. PLAW 270: Research Methods.
3. PLAW 485: Senior Seminar.
4. One of the following courses: PHIL 216: Philosophy of Law, PHIL 225: Justice, Equality, and Liberty, PHIL 301: Philosophy, Politics, and Power, or PLAW 390: Utopias/Dystopias in Theory and Practice.
5. INTS 110: Introduction to International Relations or INTS 120: Introduction to Comparative Politics.
6. Twenty-four additional credits in Politics and Law, 8-credits of which must be at the 300- or 400-level.
7. Students may count up to 8-credits of experiential learning as a 200-level elective (including PLAW 262: Trial Procedures, PLAW 263: Mock Trial, PLAW 460/1: Public Affairs Internship, PLAW 265: Justice in the Courts (2-credits), PLAW 266: Just City and the Memphis Court System, Practicum (2-credits).
8. PLAW 151, 270, and 485 must be completed on campus.
The Department of Politics and Law also offers an interdisciplinary major in collaboration with the International Studies Department. Requirements for the International Studies/Political Science Major are listed under Interdisciplinary Study in the Course Catalogue.