TCNJ will offer a bachelor’s degree in political science with a prelaw specialization beginning in fall 2026. The new program provides a broad overview of law and the courts before allowing students to gain specialized knowledge of specific aspects of the legal system.
The specialization consists of a three-course sequence. Political science majors can add the specialization after completing POL 110: American Government, a requirement for all majors.
Students take a course that offers a broad overview of the legal system.
- POL 220/Judicial Politics & Process
Then take two advanced law electives from the list below:
- POL 320/Law & Society
- POL 321/Constitutional Law I – Institutions and Powers
- POL 322/Constitutional Law II – Civil Rights and Liberties,
- POL 325/Mock Trial
The three prelaw classes count as 3 of the 5 electives needed for the political science major. All other requirements of the political science major remain the same.