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Pre-Law Minor

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Choosing a minor field of study is optional. A minimum of 15 semester hours of separate identifiable semester credits must be earned for each minor that is declared. The same course may not be used in a major and a minor or among multiple minors unless the course is a required course (not part of a “select” area) in both the major and the minor or among multiple minors.

Context and Development of American Law: 6 Credits

Two of the following:

  • HIST 110 – American History to 1877
  • HIST 111 – American History Since 1877
  • PS 100 – U.S. Government
  • PS 230 – State and Local Government
  • PS 362 – The Legislative Process

Develop Skills Useful for Law School: 6 Credits

Two of the following:

  • COMM 352 – Rhetoric and Public Culture
  • PHIL 150 – Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 202 – Contemporary Ethics

Substantive Areas of Law and Legal Reasoning: 6 Credits

Two of the following:

  • BA 302 – Business Law and Ethics
  • BA 303 – Business Law II
  • PS 411 – American Constitutional Law I
  • PS 412 – American Constitutional Law II
  • PA 445 – Administrative Law

Electives from the above categories, communication, and/or business: 6 Credits

(In consultation with the pre-law advisor)

Total Credits: 24

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