1997-1998 Academic Catalog

90 Social Sciences Prelaw The prelaw major prepares students for law school. The curriculum is designed to provide the course content and to develop the skills needed to perform well on the law school admissions test (LSAT) and in law school. Course requirements involve 73 to 74 quarter hours including: BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ........................... 5 BEPH-224 Logic ............................................................ 5 ECON-233 Microeconomics .......................................... 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 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ................ 4 PYCH-160 General Psychology ..................................... 5 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology .................................... 5 One course from each of the following categories: Communication Arts: COM-310 Advanced Public Speaking .......................... 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate .......................... 5 Two courses from the following category: Social Sciences and History: POLS-362 The Supreme Court .................................... 4 PUAD-361 Public Administration ................................ 4 Social science elective .................................................. 3 Cedan1i/le graduates gain admission to some of the nation's top law schools. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, 1985 political science graduate DeMaurice Smith now sen>es as Assistant U.S. District Attorney in Washington, D.C. History Required cognates: ACCT-211,212 Principles of Accounting ..................... 10 HIST-201,202,203 History ofCivilization ..................... 12 HIST-468 History of Ancient Political Thought ............. 3 Prelaw Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 66-88 Prelaw major requirements (including cognates) ..... 98-99 Electives (consultation with advisor) .......................... 0-27 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ........ 192 A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found on page 34. 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-140English 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 ......................................................................................v. 49 Second vear: ACCT-iol Principles of Acconnting I ....................................... 5 ACCT-102 Principles of Accounting II ...................................... 5 BEPH-220 Introdnction to Philosophy ....................................... 5 PWRT-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ............................ 4 HIST-201,202,203 History of Civilization .............................. 12 HIST-468 History of Ancient Political Thought ....................... 3 POLS-261 American National Government ............................... 5 POLS-367 Research Methodology ............................................. 3 POLS-368 Data Analysis ........................................................... 5 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ............................................... 5 Total ......................................................................................... 52 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 ...................................................... I 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 ............................ 3 PYCH-160 General Psychology ................................................. 5 Comn1unication arts elective ................................................ 4-5 Physical science elective .......................................................... 5 ,Political science electives ..................................................... 8-9 Electives ............................................................................. 10-12 Total .................................................................................... 45-49