Pre-Law
Over half of Xavier’s Political Science majors
seek careers in the legal profession. These careers
include corporate, government, private
firm or individual practices and range in legal
specialties from business, criminal, and civil
law to environmental, family, juvenile and
communications law.
In addition to the requirements of all Political
Science majors, Pre-Law students can select
from a variety of law-related courses including:
Law, Politics and Society; Judicial Process,
Mock Trial and Debate; International Law,
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
and Legal Internship.
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Accelerated Pre-Law
For advanced students, the Accelerated Pre-Law Curriculum allows a student to complete
the core curriculum, a minor, and all but 12
hours in the major during three years and
count the first year of law school as the electives
and remaining hours in the major. This
saves a year of tuition at Xavier. Both law
schools in New Orleans will accept accelerated
law students if the grade average exceeds 3.0
and the LSAT score suffices. In addition, other
schools nationally will consider accelerated students,
often with financial incentive packages.
Two Xavier students received free legal educations
from St. John’s University in New York
based on the accelerated pre-law program.
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International Affairs
The department has internationalized its curriculum.
It offers a minor in International Affairs,
which prepares students for:
- Government careers as foreign service officers
with the Department of State or officers
in federal agencies handling international
matters.
- Careers in international business with private
sector firms.
- Careers in the international civil service,
serving with inter-governmental organizations
such as the United Nations, nongovernmental
organizations, such as the
Chamber of Commerce, Amnesty International
and Green Peace, and private international
organizations, such as embassies
and consulates.
Also offered is a variety of international and
comparative politics courses, including International
Political Economy; International Law;
Politics of Developing Nations, African Politics
and American Foreign Policy.
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American Government / Public Affairs / Public Administration
A significant number of Xavier’s Political Science
majors seek careers in public service or
the non-profit sector. These careers include
positions at the federal, state or local government
levels or with non-profit or not-forprofit
agencies providing basic human services.
Xavier’s students show intense interest
in a variety of policy areas including economic
development, housing, health care,
crime and delinquency, environmental justice
and homeland security.
In addition to the requirements of all Political
Science majors, Public Affairs/Public Administration
students can take courses in Public Policy,
Environmental Policy, Public Administration,
Personnel Administration, Public Finance, Administrative
Behavior, and Program Planning
and Evaluation.
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Accelerated Public Affairs
For advanced students, the Accelerated Public
Affairs Curriculum allows a student to complete
the core curriculum, a minor, and all but
12 hours in the major during three years and
count the first year of graduate school as the
electives and remaining hours in the major.
This saves a year of tuition at Xavier. Many
schools of public affairs and public administration,
including the University of New Orleans
will accept accelerated public affairs students if
the grade average exceeds 3.0 and the GRE
score suffices--often with financial incentive
packages.
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