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
3 credits from
| POLS 250 | Access to Justice in the Legal System | 3 |
| or | |
| POLS 455 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
3 credits from
| POLS 479 | Practical Experience in Law | 3 |
| or | |
| POLS 480 | Access to Justice Clinic | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 3 |
3 credits from
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 Management and Insurance | 3 |
15 credits from
| COMM 340 | Leadership Communication | 3 |
| COMM 385 | Rhetoric of Marginalized Voices | 3 |
| POLS 237 | State and Local Politics | 3 |
| POLS 238 | Urban Government in the United States | 3 |
| POLS 347 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| POLS 408 | Topics in Legal Studies | 3 |
| POLS 435 | Intergovernmental Conflict and Cooperation | 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 | Psychology in the Legal System | 3 |
| RMI 330 | Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SOC 320 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 421 | Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| SOC 425 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| SOCW 100 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 15 |
6 credits from
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 | Introduction to Business with Integrated Computer Applications | 3 |
| ISOM 210 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
12 credits from
| BL 363 | Uniform Commercial Code Law | 3 |
| BUSA 302 | Career Management: Tools, Processes, and Strategies | 3 |
| CIS 228 | Advanced Microcomputer Applications for Business | 3 |
| CIS 313 | Databases and Information Resource Management | 3 |
| CIS 415 | Information Systems Management | 3 |
| ECON 346 | Economic Analysis of Legal Issues | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| PHIL 200 | Symbolic Logic | 3 |
| POLS 281 | Economic and Political Problems of Emerging Nations | 3 |
| POLS 347 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| POLS 408 | Topics in Legal Studies | 3 |
| POLS 433 | The Judiciary | 3 |
| POLS 435 | Intergovernmental Conflict and Cooperation | 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 | Real Estate Construction Law and Finance | 3 |
| RMI 270 | Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 330 | Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning | 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.