1995-1996 Academic Catalog

80 Social Sciences and History Prelaw The prelaw major prepares students for law school. The curriculum is designed to provide the course content and to develop the sldlls needed to perform well on the law school admissions test (LSAT) and law school. Course requirements involve seventy to seventy-two quarter hours including: BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ............................ 5 BEPH-322 Logic ............................................................. 5 ECON-233Microeconomics ........................................... 4 HIST-111,112 United States History ............................ 10 POLS-261 American National Government .................... 5 POLS-367 Research Methodology .................................. 3 POLS-368 Data Analysis ................................................ 5 POLS-463 American Constitutional Law ....................... 5 POLS-470 Prelaw Seminar ............................................. 5 PYCH-160 General Psychology ...................................... 5 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ................................... 5 One course from each of the following categories: CommunicationArts: COM-210 Advanced Public Speaking .......................... 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate .......................... 5 Language and Literature: PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ............... 4 Two courses from the following categmy: Social Sciences and History: PUAD-161 Introduction to Public Administration ........ 4 POLS-362 The Supreme Court .................................... .4 Social Science elective .................................................. 3 Alumni chapel speakers like DeMaurice Smith, Assistant U.S. District Attorney in Washington, D.C., inform studellfs ofthe challenges and rewards associated with government service. AJ)er graduating from Cedarville in 1985 in political science, De eamed his law degree at the University ofVirginia School ofLaw. Required cognates: ACCT-211,212 Principles of Accounting ..................... 10 GSCI-184 College Algebra ............................................. 5 HIST-201,202,203 History of Civilization ................... 12 PrelawMajor CurriculumSummary Proficiency requirements .............................................. 0-8 Other General Education requirements .................... 66-88 Prelaw major requirements (including cognates) ........... 99 Electives (consultation with advisor) ......................... 0-27 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ............ 192 A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 31. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Prelaw First year: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ................................................... .4 BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study ..................................... .4 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................ .4 BI0-100 Principles of Biology ................................................... 5 COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ........................................... 5 ENG-110 English Composition I ................................................ 5 ENG-140 English Composition II .............................................. 5 GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science .................................... 5 HIST-111,112 United States History ....................................... 10 PEF-199 P.A.C.L........................................................................ 2 Total ......................................................................................... 49 Second year: ACCT-101 Principles of Accounting I ....................................... 5 ACCT-102 Principles of Accounting II ...................................... 5 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ....................................... 5 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ............................ 4 GSCI-184 College Algebra ......................................................... 5 HIST-201,202,203 History of Civilization ............................... 12 POLS-261 American National Government ............................... 5 POLS-367 Research Methodology ............................................. 3 POLS-368 Data Analysis ............................................................ 5 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ............................................... 5 Total ..,.........,............................................................................ 54 Third year: BEGE-273 New Testament Survey ........................................... .4 BEGE-375 God and History ....................................................... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church ................................................. 4 BEPH-322 Logic ......................................................................... 5 ECON-233 Microeconomics ....................................................... 4 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities ................................. 5 Physical education elective ....................................................... 1 World literature elective ........................................................... 5 Electives .................................................................................. 15 Total ......................................................................................... 47 Fourth year: POLS-463 American Constitutional Law .................................. 5 POLS-470 Prelaw Seminar ......................................................... 5 POLS- History of Political Thought elective ............................ 5 PYCH-160 General Psychology ................................................. 5 Communication arts elective ................................................. 4-5 Physical science elective .......................................................... 5 Political science electives ..................................................... 8-9 Electives .............................................................................. 8-10 Total .....................,.............................................................. 45 ..49