Pre-Law and Legal Studies (BA Degree)

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A major in Pre-Law and Legal Studies consists of 70 hours and does not require a minor. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses counting toward the major.

Pre-Law and Legal Studies (70 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

See Liberal Arts Core (LAC) for all bachelor degrees ; must include
CRIM 210 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)
POLI 201 - American National Government (3 hours)
MATH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Structures (3 hours) or higher satisfies the liberal artd core requirement in Mathematics for this major.

Foreign Language requirement (3 hours included in Liberal Arts Core above)

Additional hours may be required depending on foreign language placement. Students are required to take:

a) through Foreign Language (FL) 201 Intermediate I (incorporating Arabic, Spanish, French, or other languages offered; eg, SPAN 201 , FREN 201 ) if a student starts with no advanced placement or places into 110, 120, or 201, earning a minimum of 3 hours but not to exceed 9 hours;

b) through Foreign Language (FL) 202 (Intermediate II) if the student places higher than FL 201. If a student places higher than 202, the student has completed her/his required FL credit. Note that this placement does not count toward the required 125 hours (may vary according to degree) required of all CSU students.

c) CHST 121 and CHST 122 or CHST 131 and CHST 132 .

Major Studies (34 hours)

CRIM 210 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
POLI 201 - American National Government (3 hours)
POLI 402 - The U.S. Supreme Court (3 hours)
POLI 421 - Constitutional Law I (3 hours) or
POLI 422 - Constitutional Law II (3 hours)
COMM 250 - Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
THEA 313 - Voice and Text (3 hours)
ENGL 250 - Workplace and Technical Writing (3 hours)
ENGL 333 - Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3 hours)
CHST 310 - Hermeneutics (3 hours)
CHST 423 - Christian Ethics (3 hours)
POLI 499 - Political Science Senior Seminar (1 hours)

Major Electives (36 hours)

Legal Studies (18 hours)

Choose 18 hours from:

COMM 380 - Communication Law and Ethics (3 hours)
CRIM 361 - Criminal Law (3 hours)
CRIM 362 - Criminal Procedure (3 hours)
CRIM 376 - Judicial Systems and Practices (3 hours)
HIST 304 - American Legal History (3 hours)
POLI 417 - The U.S. Congress (3 hours)
POLI 421 - Constitutional Law I (3 hours)
POLI 422 - Constitutional Law II (3 hours)
POLI 423 - International Law (3 hours)

Critical Thinking, Reading, and Reasoning (18 hours)

Choose 18 hours from:

CHST 140 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 hours)
CHST 207 - Christian Classics (3 hours)
CHST 240 - The Christian Worldview and Its Alternatives (3 hours)
CHST 323 - Philosophy of Religion (3 hours)
CHST 407 - Christian Apologetics (3 hours)
HIST 421 - U.S. Since 1945 (3 hours)
HIST 425 - Europe Since 1914 (3 hours)
POLI 311 - Comparative Politics (3 hours)
POLI 413 - Western Political Thought (3 hours)
POLI 415 - Contemporary Political Thought (3 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students who took MATH 099 or ENGL 099 will need at least 129 hours to graduate. Full Bridge students will need at least 133 hours. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.