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SOPHOMORE 3 The Bible: An Intro/LTHE 201 3 Literature Series/LENG 3 Fine Art Series/LFIN 3 LS/Science 3 Math 3 Legal Analysis & Persuasian/PLAW 357 3 Public Speaking/SPCH 111 6 Modern Foreign Language 3 Cognates 3 Elective 33 ** PC Applications exam may be taken. If passed, CIS 150 or 170-172 may be waived.
PRE-LAW MINOR Beyond the sophomore year, Pre-Law students must select a major field of study. Additional Pre-Law Cognates are recommended and a Pre-Law Minor may be earned through the completion of 18 credit hours, including: 3 Intro to Law/LEGL 111 3 Legal Analysis and Persuasion/PLAW 357 3-6 Constitutional Law/POLI 350 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights/POLI 351 Philosophy of Ethical Responsibility/LPHI 237 Legal Research Writing I/LEGL 211 Philosophy & Law/PHIL 290 3-6 Logic/PHIL 210 Advanced Composition/ENGL 211 Business and Professional Communication/ENGL 212 3-6 Criminal Law & Procedure/CRJS 320 Congress & Legislative Process/POLI 315 Career Prep in Law/PLAW 380 Legal Research Writing II/LEGL 212 (Prerequisite LEGL 211) Law and Politics Students pursuing this track will take most of the required courses in the Political Science major, but will substitute two legal courses, Introduction to Law & Society and Legal Analysis & Persuasion, for two upper level Political Science courses. Students who intend to go on to law school are encouraged to complete the Legal Studies Certificate. The certificate can be completed within the four year program by using those courses as the allowable cognates and electives in the student’s major. If the pre law school student does not want to complete the certificate, they are encouraged to take some of the Legal Studies courses so that they can learn skills that could enable them to find summer employment and/or part-time employment in legal settings. Some helpful courses would include Legal Research & Writing I and II, Public Records Research, Computers in Law, and Trial Prep and Procedure.
