2001-2002 Academic Catalog

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) as well as in law school. Course requirements involve 98 to 99 quarter hours includ– ing: ACCT-21 l,212PrinciplesofAccounting ............................... 10 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ..................................... 5 BEPH-224Logic ....................................................................... 5 ECON-233Microeconomics ..................................................... 4 ENG-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers .............................. 4 GSS-367 ResearchMethodology ............................................. 3 GSS-368DataAnalysis ............................................................ 5 HIST-lll,112UnitedStatesHistory ...................................... 10 HIST-201,202,203 Hist01y ofCivilization .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... 12 HIST-3 71 History ofAncient Political Thought ....................... 3 POLS-261 AmericanNational Goverrunent .............................. 5 POLS-463 AmericanConstitutional Law .................................. 5 POLS-470PrelawSeminar ......................................................... 5 PYCH-160Genera1Psychology ................................................ 5 SOC-230 Principles ofSociology ............................................. 5 One course.fi·om the.following categ01y ............................... 5 Co1m1rnnicationArts: COM-310 Advanced Public Speaking .................................... 5 COM-312 Argumentation and Debate .................................... 5 Two courses ji'Oln the following categ01y .......................... 7-8 Social Sciences and History: HIST-3 73 History ofModern Political Thought ..................... 3 (or HIST-3 72 History ofMedieval Political Thought ........... 3) POLS-362 The Supreme Court ............................................... 4 PUAD-361 PublicAdministration .......................................... 4 Cedarville students benefit fi'om Professor Robert Wiggins' 20 years of experience i11 the federal criminal justice system. PrelawMajor CurriculumSummary Proficiencyrequirements ...................................................... 0-8 Other General Education Requirements ............................. 66-88 Prelawmajorrequirements ................................................. 98-99 Electives (consultation with advisor) .................................. 0-27 Total(minimum,notincludingproficiency) ....................... 192 A complete description ofthe General Education Requirements is found 011 page 30. Suggested Four~ Year Curriculum for a Major in Prelaw First year: BEGE-171 The ChristianLife ..................................................... 4 BEGE-172IntroductiontoBibleStudy ........................................ 4 COM-110 Fundamentals ofSpeech ............................................. 5 ENG- I IOEnglish Composition I .................................................. 5 ENG-140EnglishCompositionII ................................................. 5 GSS-lOOFoundationsofSocialScience ...................................... 5 HIST-lll,112UnitedStatesHistory ......................................... 10 PEF-199 P.A.C.L....................................................................... 2 PYCH-160Genera!Psychology .................................................. 5 Biology elective ......................................................................... 5 Total ......................................................................................... 50 Second year: ACCT-211, 212 Principles ofAccounting I and II ..................... 10 BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ............................................... 4 BEGE-274New Testament Survey ............................................. 4 BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy ..................................... 5 GSS-367 Research Methodology ............................................... 3 GSS-368 Data Analysis .............................................................. 5 ECON-233 Microecono111ics ...................................................... 4 POLS-261 American National Government ............................... 5 SOC-230 Principles ofSociology ............................................... 5 Physical Education elective ....................................................... 1 Physical Science elective ........................................................... 5 Total ......................................................................................... 51 Third year: BEGE-375GodandHistory ........................................................ 4 BEGE-376GodandtheChurch .................................................. 4 COM-310AdvancedPublicSpeaking ......................................... 5 (orCOM-312ArgumentationandDebate ................................ 5) HIST-201,202,203HistoryofCivi1ization ................................... 12 HUM-140 Introduction to the Humanities .................................... 5 POLS-362 Supre1ne Court .......................................................... 4 (and/or HIST-371 Histo1y ofAncient Political Thought ........ 3) (and/or HIST-372 Hist01y ofMedieval Political Thought ...... 3) (and/or PUAD-361 Public Administration .............................. 4) POLS-463 American Constitutional Law ................................... 5 Literature elective ...................................................................... 5 Electives (major requirement) ................................................ 3-4 Total .................................................................................... 47-48 Fourth year: BEPH-224 Logic ......................................................................... 5 HIST/POLS-373 History ofModem Political Thought ............ 3 POLS-470PrelawSeminar ......................................................... 5 ENG-311 Style and Mechanics for Writers ............................... 4 Electives .................................................................................. 27 Total .......................................................................................... 44