Major in Legal Studies (BA/BS)

69-72 credits

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.

Interdisciplinary major requirements

Common core, 36 credits

BL 367	Principles of Estate Planning	3
POLS 130	American National Government	3
POLS 141	Introduction to Legal Studies	3
POLS 241	Family Law	3
POLS 242	Legal Research and Writing	3
POLS 243	Litigation	3
POLS 320	Tort Law	3
POLS 344	Adv Legal Research and Writing	3
POLS 445	Adv Litigat and Alt Disp Res	3
Total Credits:		27

3 credits from

POLS 342	Problems in Public Policy	3
	or
POLS 431	Congress	3
Total Credits:		3

3 credits from

POLS 250	Access to Justice in Legal Sys	3
	or
POLS 455	Administrative Law	3
Total Credits:		3

3 credits from

POLS 369	Pd Prof Exp Amer Gov and Law	3
	or
POLS 479	Pract Exp Amer Gov and Law	3
	or
POLS 480	Access to Justice Clinic	3
Total Credits:		3

Total Credits: 36

Complete one concentration

Concentration 1: Public Law, 33 credits

ACC 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
BL 260	Principles of Business Law	3
POLS 433	The Judiciary	3
RMI 270	Principles of Risk Mgt and Ins	3

15 credits from

COMM 340	Leadership Communication	3
COMM 385	Rhet of Marginalized Voices	3
POLS 237	State and Local Politics	3
POLS 238	Urb Gov in United States	3
POLS 347	Environmental Law and Policy	3
POLS 408	Topics in Legal Studies	3
POLS 435	Intergov Conflict and Coop	3
POLS 443	American Constitutional Law	3
POLS 444	Constitutional Liberties	3
POLS 474	Women and Politics	3
POLS 475	Minority Group Politics	3
POLS 490	International Law	3
PSYS 471	Psych in the Legal System	3
RMI 330	Employee Benefits and Ret Plan	3
SOC 221	Intro Race and Ethnic Relat	3
SOC 235	Sociology of Gender	3
SOC 320	Social Inequality	3
SOC 421	Racial and Cultural Minor US	3
SOC 425	Sociology of Law	3
SOCW 100	Introduction to Social Work	3
Total Credits:		15

6 credits from

ACC 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
CJC 101	Intro to Criminal Justice	3
COMM 220	Argumentation and Debate	3
COMM 320	Persuasion	3
COMM 325	Interviewing	3
ECON 201	Elementary Microeconomics	3
MGT 300	Managing Behavior in Org	3
MKG 300	Principles of Marketing	3
PHIL 200	Symbolic Logic	3
PSYS 100	Intro to Psychological Science	3
RMI 473	Insurance Law	3
SOC 100	Principles of Sociology	3
Total Credits:		69

Concentration 2: Business Law, 36 credits

Students interested in pursuing this concentration must complete the following courses before registering for 300- and 400-level business courses.

ACC 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACC 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BL 260	Principles of Business Law	3
ECON 201	Elementary Microeconomics	3
ECON 202	Elementary Macroeconomics	3
ECON 221	Business Statistics	3
ISOM 125	Micro Apps for Business	3
ISOM 210	Business Information Systems	3

12 credits from

BL 363	Uniform Commercial Code	3
BUSA 302	Career Management	3
CIS 228	Adv Micro Apps for Business	3
CIS 313	DB and Info Resource Mgt	3
CIS 415	Information Systems Management	3
ECON 346	Law and Economics	3
FIN 300	Principles of Finance	3
MGT 300	Managing Behavior in Org	3
PHIL 200	Symbolic Logic	3
POLS 281	Econ Pol Prob of Emerg Ntns	3
POLS 347	Environmental Law and Policy	3
POLS 408	Topics in Legal Studies	3
POLS 433	The Judiciary	3
POLS 435	Intergov Conflict and Coop	3
POLS 443	American Constitutional Law	3
POLS 444	Constitutional Liberties	3
POLS 474	Women and Politics	3
POLS 490	International Law	3
RE 230	Real Estate Principles	3
RE 331	RE Construction Law and Fin	3
RMI 270	Principles of Risk Mgt and Ins	3
RMI 330	Employee Benefits and Ret Plan	3
RMI 473	Insurance Law	3
SOC 425	Sociology of Law	3
Total Credits:		72

The prerequisite for ISOM 210 is C or better grade in ISOM 125. ECON 221 requires C or better grade in MATH 111, or a passing grade (D- or better) in MATH 132, 161, 162, 165, or 166 and a C or higher grade in ISOM 125 as the prerequisite.