Legal Studies Minor

Law School Admissions Test

All law schools require the Law School Admissions Test, and most pre-law students take it in June between the junior and senior year or during the undergraduate senior year. It is a nationwide, half-day test of general aptitude and writing ability. Students are encouraged to contact the Legal Studies Program Leader for more information on the LSAT and law schools of interest early in their academic career.

Academic Requirements

No grade below a “C” in any course may be used to fulfill requirements for the Legal Studies Minor.

Requirements for Legal Studies Minor: 18 Credits

• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3

• or ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3 
  or ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3  

• PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic (COM) [SGR #4, HSDC] Credits: 3
• PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics (COM) [SGR #4, HSDC] Credits: 3

• or PHIL 320 - Professional Ethics (COM) Credits: 3  

• POLS 225 - Introduction to Moot Court Credits: 3

• or CMST 222 - Argumentation and Debate (COM) [SGR #2, HSDC] Credits: 3 

• POLS 337 - Constitutional Law: Government Powers Credits: 3

• or POLS 338 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Credits: 3  

Electives

Select from the following. Credits: 3

• AGEC 462 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
• AGEC 352 - Agricultural Law Credits: 3
• AIS 462 - Formation of Federal Indian Policy Credits: 3
• BLAW 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
• CJUS 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3
• CJUS 431 - Criminal Law (COM) Credits: 3
• CM 473 - Construction Law and Contracts Credits: 3
• CMST 422 - Persuasion (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 467 - Labor Law and Economics Credits: 3
• HLTH 451 - Public Health Law Credits: 3
• MCOM 430 - Media Law (COM) Credits: 3
• POLS 429 - Courts and Judicial Politics (COM) Credits: 3
• SOC 150 - Social Problems (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3
• SOC 240 - The Sociology of Rural America (COM) [SGR #3, HSDC] Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 18