Major in Legal Studies (BA/BS)
This major prepares students for careers as legal assistants or paralegals. It also provides a strong foundation in law-related courses for students who plan to work in the courts, the legislature or in legal departments of government and business. Paralegals, as part of a legal team, are supervised by a lawyer and cannot practice law.
69 credits
Interdisciplinary major requirements
Common core, 39 credits
3 credits from
Complete one concentration
Concentration 1: Public Law, 30 credits
BL 367 | Principles of Estate Planning | 3 |
POLS 260 | Public and Non-Profit Administration | 3 |
POLS 433 | The Judiciary | 3 |
RMI 270 | Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
12 credits from
6 elective credits
Concentration 2: Business Law, 30 credits
ACC 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
BL 367 | Principles of Estate Planning | 3 |
ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
ISOM 125 | Introduction to Business with Integrated Computer Applications | 3 |
12 credits from
ACC 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BL 363 | Uniform Commercial Code Law | 3 |
ISOM 250 | Contemporary Design for Business Solutions | 3 |
BIS 313 | Databases and Information Resource Management | 3 |
BIS 415 | Information Systems Management | 3 |
ECON 202 | Elementary Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 346 | Economic Analysis of Legal Issues | 3 |
FIN 300 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
ISOM 210 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
PHIL 200 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
POLS 337 | State and Local Politics | 3 |
POLS 381 | Developing Countries in a World Economy | 3 |
POLS 408 | Topics in Legal Studies | 3 |
POLS 433 | The Judiciary | 3 |
POLS 435 | Controversies in Federalism | 3 |
POLS 460 | Social Entrepreneurship and Change | 3 |
POLS 474 | Women and Politics | 3 |
RE 230 | Real Estate Principles | 3 |
RE 331 | Real Estate Construction Law and Finance | 3 |
RMI 270 | Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
RMI 330 | Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning | 3 |
SOC 425 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
6 credits from
Total Credit Hours: 69