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Pre-Law Minor

The Pre-Law minor is an 18-hour interdisciplinary minor designed to prepare students for the post-undergraduate study of law. It consists of 12 hours of required core courses and 6 hours from a list of selected electives. Courses taken to fulfill requirements for a major cannot be applied to the minor.

PLEASE NOTE: Students intending to apply to law school should not take any undergraduate course on Pass/Fail or CR/NC basis. Pass (P) is typically interpreted as a "C" or "D"; CR is typically interpreted as a "C"; and an NC as an "F".

Degree Requirements

Core Courses (12 hrs.):

POLS 3321Jurisprudence
or
POLS 4320The Judicial System and Process
POLS 4321American Constitutional Law
or
POLS 4322The Law of Civil Liberties
CRIJ 3325Law and Society
or
CRIJ 3326Criminal Law
ENGL 3308Writing Textual Analysis
or
ENGL 4380The Language of Argument

Electives (6 hrs.):

POLS 3300United States Constitutional Development
BLAW 3301Business Law and Social Responsibility
BLAW 4340Business and Professional Ethics
CRIJ 3310Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
CRIJ 4341Criminal Procedure
CRIJ 4345Courtroom Testimony
CRIJ 4360Topics in Criminal Justice
MCOM 3318Media Law and Ethics
POLS 3321Jurisprudence
or
POLS 4320The Judicial System and Process
POLS 4321American Constitutional Law
or
POLS 4322The Law of Civil Liberties
POLS 4350International Diplomacy, Law, and Organization
SOCI 4311Majority-Minority Relations
SPCM 3325Persuasive Communication
SPCM 4326Public Speaking
SPCM 4328Corporate and Legal Advocacy

POLS 3321, POLS 4320, POLS 4321, and POLS 4322: If not already taken to fulfill core courses requirement.