Coursework & Schedule

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, 21 required courses and 9 elective courses.
  • Maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA to remain in the program. (Credit for courses with a grade of B- or lower shall not be applied to the master’s degree.)
  • Complete graduate coursework within 5 years.

Required Courses

Course Number Course Title Credits Semester Offered Delivery
CGCL 6100 Foundations of American Constitutionalism 3 Summer Face-to-Face
CGCL 6200 Foundations of American Democracy 2 Summer Livestream
CGCL 6300 Foundations of American Liberty 2 Summer Livestream
CGCL 6400 American Political Development 2 Summer Livestream
CGCL 6110 Constitutional Law I 3 Fall Livestream
CGCL 6120 Constitutional Law II 3 Spring Livestream
For Teaching track:
EDUC 6320 21st Century Instruction and Assessment 3 Fall Online
EDUC 6400 Contemporary Issues in Teacher Leadership 3 Spring Online
For Research track:
CGCL 6970R* Master's Thesis Research 3 Fall, Spring Livestream

*Course must be taken twice.

Elective Courses

Course Number Course Title Credits Semester Offered Delivery
CGCL 6310 Early American Political Thought 3 Summer odd years Livestream
CGCL 6180 Constitutional Interpretation 2 Summer odd years Livestream
CGCL 6160 Roots of the American Regime 2 Summer odd years Livestream
CGCL 6430 The Supreme Court in American Political Development 2 Summer odd years Livestream
CGCL 6320 Modern American Political Thought 3 Summer even years Livestream
CGCL 6190 Constitutional Law in Education 2 Summer even years Livestream
CGCL 6420 The Presidency in American Political Development 2 Summer even years Livestream
CGCL 6440 Parties in American Political Development 2 Summer even years Livestream

Course Deliveries & Descriptions

  • The face-to-face course will be held at the UVU main campus. Livestream courses are synchronous. Online courses are asynchronous.
  • Summer Semester
    • Face-to-face and livestream courses are condensed courses held from morning to afternoon.
    • All 3-credit summer courses are 2 weeks long (about 37.5 hours of class time).
    • All 2-credit summer courses are 1 week long (about 24.5 hours of class time).
  • Fall and Spring livestream courses are semester-long and held in the evening, once a week.
  • Teaching track students may complete one of two a combinations of consecutive elective courses at the University of Oxford:
    • CGCL 6160 & 6430
    • CGCL 6420 & 6440
  • Research track students may receive thesis supervision at the University of Oxford for four weeks during the Fall semester as part of the CGCL 6970R course.

Refer to the UVU Catalog for the CGCL and EDUC course descriptions and prerequisites.

Course Descriptions

Sample Syllabi

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CGCL 6100
Summer 2024

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CGCL 6200
Summer 2024

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CGCL 6300
Summer 2024

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CGCL 6400
Summer 2024

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Sample 14-month Graduation Plan

Semester 1 (Summer)

Course Number Course Title Credits Class Schedule Duration
CGCL 6100 Foundations of American Constitutionalism 3 Mid-June Weekdays 2 Weeks
CGCL 6200 Foundations of American Democracy 2 Early July Weekdays 1 Week
CGCL 6300 Foundations of American Liberty 2 Mid-July Weekdays 1 Week
CGCL 6400 American Political Development 2 Late July Weekdays 1 Week

Semester 2 (Fall)

Course Number Course Title Credits Class Schedule Duration
CGCL 6110 Constitutional Law I 3 1 Evening per Week Full Semester
Teaching concentration:    
EDUC 6320 Contemporary Issues in Teacher Leadership 3 Individually Paced Full Semester
Research concentration:    
CGCL 697R Master's Thesis Research 3 Individually Paced Full Semester

Semester 3 (Spring)

Course Number Course Title Credits Class Schedule Duration
CGCL 6120 Constitutional Law II 3 1 Evening per Week Full Semester
Teaching concentration:    
EDUC 6400 21st Century Instruction and Assessment 3 Individually Paced Full Semester
Research concentration:    
CGCL 697R Master's Thesis Research 3 Individually Paced Full Semester

Semester 4 (Summer)

Course Number Course Title Credits Class Schedule Duration
CGCL 6310 Early American Political Thought 3 Mid-June Weekdays 2 Weeks
CGCL 6180 Constitutional Interpretation 2 Early July Weekdays 1 Week
CGCL 6160 Roots of the American Regime 2 Mid-July Weekdays 1 Week
CGCL 6430 The Supreme Court in American Political Development 2 Late July Weekdays 1 Week

Part-Time Enrollment

Students may enroll part-time. Those who wish to do so may enlist help from the program advisor and/or director to plan their coursework timeline to complete the program within 5 years.

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