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Legal Studies (Pre-Law) BA Semester Guide

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Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs. or
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
Laboratory Science 4 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.
General Elective 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

LGL 383 - Legal Research 3 hrs.
LGL 401 - The American Legal Tradition 3 hrs.
Foreign Language 3 hrs.
Minor 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 2:

BLKS 301 - Introduction to Black Studies 3 hrs.
ENG 200 - Introduction to Drama 3 hrs.
ENG 201 - Introduction to Fiction 3 hrs.
ENG 202 - Introduction to Poetry 3 hrs. or
ENG 222 - Poetry Writing I 3 hrs.
ENG 312 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 350 - Survey of British Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 351 - Survey of British Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 370 - Survey of American Literature I 3 hrs. or
ENG 371 - Survey of American Literature II 3 hrs.
ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
HIS 201 - Survey of United States History to 1877 3 hrs.
HIS 202 - Survey of United States History since 1877 3 hrs.
FLM 170 - Introduction to Film Studies 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.

Select 1 course:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Minor 3 hrs

Select 4:

CJ 330 - Criminal Law 3 hrs.
PHI 253 - Logic 3 hrs.
PHI 351 - Critical Thinking 3 hrs.
PS 380 - Introduction to Law in American Society 3 hrs.
PS 480 - United States Constitutional Law 3 hrs.
PS 481 - The American Judicial Process 3 hrs.
PS 484 - Administrative Law 3 hrs.
PS 485 - International Law 3 hrs.
PS 488 - Women and the Law 3 hrs.
PS 489 - U. S. Supreme Court and Civil Liberties 3 hrs.
LGL (300/400 level) 3-9 hours not previously selected
Study Abroad (with program approval)

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

Minor 3 hrs.
Select 3 LGL (300/400 level) courses not previously selected

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
ANT 221 - Introduction to Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs.
ECO 305 - Economic Issues 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PS 201 - Great Issues of Politics 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.
SOC 360 - Globalization 3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

LGL 490 - Advanced Paralegalism 3 hrs.
Minor 6 hrs.
Elective 1 hr.
Any LGL course (300/400 level) not previously selected 3 hrs.

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