Degrees and Requirements
Pre-Law Minor
Law schools look for students with critical thinking skills and problem solving abilities, as well as strong writing and oral communication skills. The courses required for completion of a Pre-Law Minor should help students develop those types of skills.
Three academic years are estimated for the Pre-Law Minor with respect to fall/spring course rotation and prerequisites. Students interested in preparing for the LSAT examination should consult with the chair of the Justice, Law, and Security Department for assistance. Completion of this minor alone may not necessarily facilitate adequate preparation for this professional credential.
18 credits are required for completion of the Pre-Law Minor.
REQUIRED COURSES: SELECT 1 from the following - 3 credits:
- PHIL3-4XXX: Upper-level Philosophy
- PSYC3-4XXX: Upper-level Psychology
- SOCL3-4XXX: Upper-level Sociology
- ENGL3-4XXX: Upper-level English or Literature
- HIST3-4XXX: Upper-level History
Summary of Requirements
Pre-Law Required Courses: 15 credits
CRIM4055SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: PSYC3011 The Senior Capstone course is the final correlating experience of the educational process for all criminal justice majors. Students will apply criminal justice theories and concepts in analyzing the published research concerning a critical issue in criminal justice and writing a comprehensive literature review of the selected issue. The student will also demonstrate, through test performance, the knowledge they have gained from the required courses of the criminal justice curriculum. Students will also participate in a variety of educational activities designed to assist them in obtaining employment in the criminal justice career field.
ENGL2030TECHNICAL WRITING
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: ENGL1012 OR ENGL1012H Designed to apply the basic principles of communication to technical information so that the student can learn to present complex technical messages in the clearest possible way.
PREREQUISITES:
ENGL1012(H)
PHIL1020LOGIC
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to help the student understand the methods and principles necessary for correct reasoning. The correct use of reason is indispensable for written and spoken communication. The course deals with language and its uses, fallacies, propositions, syllogisms, inference, probability and scientific hypothesis.
PHIL2026ETHICS (SLRS)
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
On what basis are the problems of an ethical or moral nature resolved? What is the "good" for humankind? What are the criteria by which human action may be determined? Are the answers found in god, nature, human experience (broadly speaking) or in human reason alone? The students learn to apply practical ethical techniques to psychological and social dimensions of the work place.
POLI3005CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (CRIM3005)
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: CRIM1003 AND ENGL1012 (GRADE OF D+ OR BETTER) This course will explore the difficulty in interpreting the meaning of constitutional language. The interpretive role of the U.S. Supreme Court will be studied through an examination of landmark constitutional decisions. The major schools of thought that guide interpretation will also be studied. Cross-listed with CRIM3005.(Previously POLI2005)