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 Honors College Advising Center or the Institute for Law and Public Affairs.
- 12 semester credit hours of required courses:
1. LGS 2013 Introduction to Legal Studies or POL 2623 Law and Society 2. ENG 2413 Technical Writing or ENG 4953 Special Studies in English: Legal Technical Writing 3. LGS 3013 Legal Research and Writing or CRJ 3613 Legal Research and Writing 4. LGS 4013 Issues in Law and Society - 9 additional semester credit hours (at least 6 of which must be at the upper-division level) from the following list, in at least two 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 3023 Business Organizations and Commercial Law BLW 3523 Real Estate Law BLW 4953 Special Studies in Business Law COM 3113 Argumentation and Debate CRJ 2813 Introduction to Courts and the Legal System CRJ 3623 Substantive Criminal Law CRJ 3633 Trial and Evidence CRJ 4633 Constitutional Criminal Procedure CRJ 4863 Special Topics in Legal Issues and Adjudication ES 3203 Environmental Law HIS 3093 United States Constitutional History HIS 3183 Law and American Development KIN 4213 Legal Issues in Kinesiology LGS 3113 Blacks, Chicanos and the Law LGS 3213 Law School Studies LGS 3313 Science and the Law LGS 3413 Regulatory Law and Enterprise LGS 4013 Issues in Law and Society LGS 4123 Legal and Philosophical Reasoning LGS 4223 Torts 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
To declare a Minor in Legal Studies or to obtain advice, information, or approvals for course requirement substitutions, students should consult the Honors College Advising Center.