Supplemental Major in Pre-Law
Admission to law school is highly competitive, so that students anticipating a career in law need to give particular attention to the quality of their academic work during their undergraduate careers, and especially on the acquisition of habits and behaviors relating to precision, fluency, and economy in speaking and writing.
Prospective pre-law students may obtain additional information on law school preparation and related matters by consulting the current editions of pre-law handbooks available in the Career Resource Center. The Bulletin of Information for candidates for the Law School Admission Test will also prove helpful.
Required courses:
Choose at least 6 semester hours from each area with at least 18 semester hours at the 300-level or above. Some of the classes may be offered only once every other year, so students may need to plan accordingly.
| Area A: History and History of Western Thought | |
| PHL/PSC4650 | Classics in Political Philosophy (4) |
| PHL/PSC4660 | Modern Political Philosophy (4) |
| Area B: Government and Business | |
| BUS2010 | Legal Environment of Business (3) |
| BUS4010 | Advanced Business Law (3) |
| CRJ1010 | The Criminal Justice System (4) |
| CRJ/PSC3180 | Constitutional Law and the Judicial System (4) |
| Area C: Communications and Logic | |
| ENG3020 | Advanced Academic Writing (4) |
| PHL1200 | Logic (3) |
| Area D: Social Science | |
| PSY2340 | Personality (3) |
| PSY3660 | Abnormal Psychology (4) |
| CRJ/SOC2300 | Criminology (4) |
| PSY/SOC3450 | Social and Applied Psychology (4) |
In addition, it is recommended that students complete one of the following courses in mathematics, or two sequential semesters of a foreign language.
| MTH1120 | Finite Mathematics (3) |
| MTH2320 | General Statistics (3) |
| MTH2120 | Calculus for Management and Sciences (3) |
Academic information on departmental websites reflects the university's most current curriculum. The print version of the catalog, which is also posted online, may differ from this information.
