Despite the fact that it is "popular and highly sought by students," Tufts University has only offered the political science course "Constitutional Law" three times in the past eight years, Campus Reform reported.

The course focuses on court decisions, civil liberties and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Students rushed to enroll in the rare class this semester - the first time it has been offered since 2012 - but there was not enough room to accommodate the hopefuls. The class was capped at 40 students, Teresa Walsh, the lecturer teaching the course told The Tufts Daily.

The popular course was also offered in 2006.

Walsh said that although the course has been popular every time it was offered, student demand is not the only factor driving course offerings.

"I think that certainly student demand is a major part of that, but I also think they want a balanced department," Walsh said.

Professor Malik Mufti, chair of the Department of Political Science, told the Tufts Daily echoed Walsh's sentiment.

"The objective is to provide students with as rich and comprehensive repertoire of political science courses as possible," Mufti said. "We therefore try to make sure that our offerings each year are a combination of courses that meet the curricular needs of political science majors and courses that reflect the areas of specialization of our individual faculty members."

However, Walsh told Campus Reform the univerisity is considering whether to offer the course again next semester.