Political Science Program

Legal Studies Sample Schedule

Basic Study Requirements:

First Semester:
English 10__   (appropriate to the level you tested in at)
ENG 101  ACT below 20 or SAT below 510
ENG 107  ACT  20 or above SAT 510 or above
ENG 108  English Honors or University Honors
Foreign Language Competency Requirement (if University requirement not met)
Legal Studies Learning Community (or the equivalent)

Second Semester:
Communication 215 Business and Professional Speaking (Meets the same requirement as COMM 101)
English 105  (If student took ENG 101 first semester)
Science Course + Lab
Foreign Language Competency Requirement (If University requirement not met)
Physical Education 101 Fitness for Life
     
Third Semester:
Quantitative Literacy Requirement (If University standards have not been met).

Fourth Semester:
English 305 Legal Writing (Need to have earned 62 credit hours to take)

General Education Requirements:
It is strongly suggested during your first three semesters in the program you take at least six of the following liberal studies courses:

AFRI 212 African-American Culture I or 212, 213, 214
COMM 105 History of Free Speech and Decision Making
CRIM 150 Criminal Justice Systems or 200 Criminology
CS 150 Introduction to Computer Science
ECON 100 Basic Economics or 200 Macroeconomics, 201 Microeconomics
ENG 130 Introduction to Literature or 200, 210, 222, 231, 243 etc
HIST 201 United States to 1877 or 202 United States to 1865
IS 110 Introduction to Asian Studies
MIS 276 Business, Information Processing Systems Prerequisite
PHIL 201 Introduction to Ethics, Counts towards Legal Studies elective credit
PSYCH 101 General Psychology
SOC 120 Introduction to Sociology or 220 Contemporary Social Problems
WS 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies, Counts towards Legal Studies elective credit
GH 121 Classical Cultures of Greece and Rome or 130, 141, 150, 211, 231

It is strongly urged that during your junior and senior year you take some of the following liberal studies courses:

AFRI 313 African American History to 1890
AFRI 323 African American History, 1890 to present
Both count towards Legal Studies elective credit—see HIST 333 and 334.
ENG 340  Multicultural American Literature
ENG 359 Women Writers of Great Britain
HIST 315 The American Civil War
IS 301 World Problems Since 1945 prerequisite
PSYCH 338 Psychology of Women prerequisite
SOC 302 Work, Employment, and Society
SOC 322 Social Conflict
Both have prerequisites and count towards Legal Studies elective credit.

Sample Four Year Schedule:

Note: The schedule will be somewhat different for transfer students and students who enter the program after their first year.

First Semester: 
ENG 10__   (Appropriate to the level you tested in at)
MATH 111/212 (If test scores indicate)  
PSCI 201 American Government or Legal Studies Learning Community
One or two lower level liberal studies courses.

Second Semester:
COMM 215  (Meets the same requirement as COMM 101)
ENG 105  (If student took ENG. 101 their first semester)
PE 101 Fitness for Life
Science Course + Lab
One or two lower level liberal studies courses, depending on whether student has met English requirements.

Third Semester:
PHIL 105 Introduction to Logic
PSCI 317 American Constitutional Law: Introduction or
PSCI 308 Judicial Processes
PSCI 211 Introduction to Legal Research
2 lower level liberal studies courses.

Fourth Semester:
Two 200 or 300 level Legal Studies Electives
2 lower level liberal studies course
            
Fifth Semester:
ENG 305T (legal writing)
Class in second major or in minor
PSCI 317 American Constitutional Law: Introduction or
PSCI 308 Judicial Processes
One or two upper division liberal studies courses
    
Sixth Semester:
COMM 356 Argumentation and Debate
Class in second major or in minor
One or two 300 level Legal Studies Electives
One or two upper division liberal studies courses

Seventh Semester:
Classes in second major or minor
One or two upper division Legal Studies Electives
One or two upper division liberal studies course

Eighth Semester:
PSCI 496 Capstone Course in Legal Studies
Classes in second major or minor
One or two upper level liberal studies course

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