Pre-Law
Law schools encourage and accept students with a wide variety of majors who have taken well-rounded and rigorous courses of study and who have developed critical thinking, advanced research, analytical thinking, written and oral communication skills. The Pre-Law minor is therefore interdisciplinary and designed to help students develop those skills relevant to the legal field and to prepare them for successful application to law school. Students seeking Pre-law minors are encouraged to participate in the Pre-Law Society, seek leadership in student organizations and to pursue other extracurricular opportunities that will enhance their preparation. An internship in the legal field is not required, but students may find
POLS 497/498: Internship an attractive option if the PRE opportunities in their chosen major are not relevant to the legal field.
Degree Requirements
Required course
The following course is required for all students seeking the Pre-Law minor.
Required Electives
Students seeking the Pre-Law minor must choose a minimum of three courses (nine credit hours) from the following ENGL, HIST, PHIL, POLS options. Students may choose up to three additional courses (up to nine credit hours) from the options in order to complete the Pre-Law minor.
| ENGL 270 | Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 363 | Grammar and Style | 3 |
| HIST 200 | Introduction to Historical Study | 3 |
| HIST 244 | Survey of United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 245 | Survey of United States History from 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 432 | Special Topics: Non-Western History | 3 |
| PHIL 200 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 201 | An Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 338 | Epistemology | 3 |
| POLS 314 | The Courts | 3 |
| POLS 320 | Constitutional Law I: Structure and Institution | 3 |
| POLS 324 | Constitutional Law II: Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment | 3 |
| POLS 497 | Internship in Political Science I | 3 each semester |
| POLS 498 | Internship in Political Science II | 3 each semester |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9-18 |
NOTE:
HIST 432 is a Special Topics Non-Western History course. The only such course that is valid in the Pre-Law Minor is "Human Rights in China from a Historical Perspective."
Optional Electives
If students seeking the Pre-Law minor desire to do so, they may select up to three courses (nine credit hours) from the following choices.
Total Credit Hours: 19