Pre-Law Certificate

Although law schools do not recommend any specific pre-law major curriculum, undergraduates with an interest in a legal career will benefit from learning more about the legal profession, honing foundational skills, and exploring coursework related to the law and legal issues. As a complement to each student’s chosen major, this certificate enables students to explore their interest in legal issues and to develop the critical skills necessary to succeed in law school and a legal career.

Certificate Requirements

Recommended pre-requisites. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take the following two courses prior to beginning the pre-law certificate:

• COMM 201SI: Principles of Speech Communication

• POL 205: American National Government

Required Courses

JU 175

Proseminar in Legal Studies

Foundational skills

6 credits chosen from the following list of courses:

COMM 217	Mobile and Social Media Video	3
COMM 302SI	Persuasive Speaking	3
ENGL 302WI	Expository Writing	3
HIST 400WR	The Technique of History	3
MATH 301WI	Introduction to Abstract Mathematics	3
MATH 330	Symbolic Logic	3
MGT 308WS	Business Communications	3
MGT 320	Leadership	3
MGT 412	Executive Communication Techniques Seminar	3
JU 300	Mock Trial	1-2
POL 420	Methods of Social Research	3
SOC 341WI	Writing for the Social Sciences	3
SOC 360	Sociology of Leadership and Organizatio	3

Legal studies

6 credits chosen from the following list of courses:

COMM 455	Communication Law and Ethics	3
MGT 321	The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3
MGT 322	Business Law II	3
MGT 372	Labor-Management Relations & PublicPolicy	3
PHIL 212	Ethics	3

PHIL 311	Political Philosophy	3
	Or
POL 401	Political Theory	3

PHIL 320	Philosophy of Law	3
POL 309	Constitutional LawPolitics	3
POL 310	Public Policy	3
SOC 189	Core Seminar in Sociology	3
SOC 305	Criminology	3
SOC 333	Substance Abuse & Behavior	3
SOC 380	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 435	Organized Crime	3
SPO 450	Sport Law and Compliance	3

Total Credit Hours: 13