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Minor in Legal Studies

All students pursuing a Minor in Legal Studies must complete 21 semester credit hours, at least 12 hours of which must be at the upper-division level. Questions about the Minor in Legal Studies should be directed to the Advising Center in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts or the Institute for Law and Public Affairs.

  1. 12 semester credit hours of required courses:
    1. LGS 2013 Introduction to Legal Studies
      or
      POL 2623 Law and Society


      2.
    2. ENG 2413 Technical Writing


      3.
    3. LGS 3013 Legal Research and Writing
      or
      CRJ 3613 Legal Research and Writing


      4.
    4. LGS 4013 Issues in Law and Society

      5.


  2. 9 additional semester credit hours (at least 6 of which must be at the upper-division level) from the following list, in at least three disciplines other than the student’s major:

    • ANT 3733 Political and Legal Anthropology
    • BIO 4073 Law, Ethics, and the Life Sciences
    • BLW 3013 Business Law
    • BLW 4953 Special Studies in Business Law
    • COM 3113 Argumentation and Debate
    • RJ 2813 Introduction to Courts and the Legal System
    • CRJ 3623 Substantive Criminal Law
    • CRJ 3633 Trial and Evidence
    • CRJ 4633 Constitutional Criminal Procedure
    • CRJ 4743 Crime in Fiction
    • CRJ 4863 Special Topics in Legal Issues and Adjudication
    • HIS 3093 United States Constitutional History
    • HIS 3183 Law and American Development
    • LGS 3113 Blacks, Chicanos and the Law
    • LGS 4123 Legal and Philosophical Reasoning
    • LGS 4913 Independent Study
    • LGS 4933 Internship in Legal Studies
    • PHI 2043 Introductory Logic
    • POL 3003 International Law
    • POL 3013 The American Legal Process
    • POL 3023 Civil Liberties in American Law and Practice
    • POL 3323 Constitutional Law
    • POL 4153 Seminar in Jurisprudence
    • POL 4323 Administrative Law

"The mission of the Honors College is to recruit and enrich the education opportunities of academically talented, curious, motivated, and diverse students through an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes opportunities for research, service, and leadership."

" The Vision of the Honors College is to be a nationally recognized leader in attracting highly talented and motivate students and to provide through excellence in its undergraduate programs and initiatives an avenue for them to affect the state, the nation, and the world."

" The core values of the Honors College   are :                 Honesty,    Opportunity, Nurturance, Originality,                Respect, and   Success."