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Prelaw
The
prelaw major
is designed to prepare students for law
school. The curriculum seeks to provide necessary course content
and to develop thinking and analytic skills needed to perform well
on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and in law school.
Course requirements involve 64 semester hours including:
Prelaw Core Requirements........................................................64
ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I....................................... 3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...................................... 3 BTPA-2200 Introduction to Philosophy...................................... 3 BTPA-2240 Logic...................................................................... 3 BUS-2180 Business Law I. ....................................................... 3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .................................................. 3 GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning................. 3 GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology ....................................... 3 HIST-1110 United States History I.............................................. 3 HIST-1120 United States History II............................................ 3 HIST-2010 History of Civilization I............................................. 3 HIST-2020 History of Civilization II............................................ 3 HIST-3710 History of Political Thought I: Ancient Through Medieval..................................................... 3 POLS-3760 Jurisprudence........................................................ 3 POLS-4630 American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Rights............................................................................. 3 POLS-4640 American Constitutional Law: Governments Powers and Federalism......................................................... 3 *POLS-4700 Prelaw Seminar.................................................... 3 SOC-1300 Introduction to Sociology......................................... 3 PWID-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers............................. 3 PWID-3011 Legal Research and Writing................................... 1Electives selected from the following................................... 6
COM-3120 Argumentation..................................................3 HIST-3720 History of Political Thought II: Modern and Contemporary.............................................3 POLS-3630 Congress. .......................................................3 PUAD-3600 Public Administration......................................3*Capstone Course
Prelaw Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................39–47
Prelaw Major Requirements ........................................................64
General Electives................................................................... 17–25
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum
for a Major in Prelaw
First year:
BTGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HIST-1110 United States History I.......................................................3 HIST-1120 United States History II.....................................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2Biological Sciences Elective. ..........................................................3.5
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Total................................................................................................. 33
Second year:
ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I................................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...............................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BTPA-2200 Introduction to Philosophy...............................................3 BTPA-2240 Logic...............................................................................3 BUS-2180 Business Law I.................................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. ...........................................................3 HIST-2010 History of Civilization I......................................................3 HIST-2020 History of Civilization II.....................................................3Global Awareness Elective.................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 33
Third year:
BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning..........................3 GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology . ..............................................3 HIST-3710 History of Political Thought I: Ancient Through Medieval..3 POLS-3760 Jurisprudence.................................................................3 POLS-4640 American Constitutional Law: Governments Powers and Federalism..................................................................3 SOC-1300 Introduction to Sociology..................................................3PWID-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers......................................3
PWID-3011 Legal Research and Writing............................................1
Prelaw Electives.................................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 31
Fourth year:
POLS-4630 American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Rights...............................................................3 POLS-4700 Prelaw Seminar..............................................................3 Prelaw Electives.................................................................................3Electives...........................................................................................22
Total................................................................................................. 31
Page
116
2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of History and Government
Prelaw