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Bachelor of Arts in Humanities–Prelaw
The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities – Prelaw offers the courses needed to meet the entrance requirements of law schools. Undergraduates selecting this degree program are able to gain a thorough grounding in a variety of academic disciplines applicable to graduate study in law. Students work with the prelaw advisor to select a course of study customized for their own needs and interests. A student contemplating admission to a law school should consult the prelaw advisor early in the program.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities – Prelaw require a minimum of 122 credit hours as outlined in the following requirements and sample curriculum. Any program plan selected in consultation with the student’s advisor must include QEP-designated research in an agreed area to begin during the spring term of the junior year. Students must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours of advanced coursework (3xxx-level and above) chosen from upper-level courses in humanities or psychology.
Curriculum
| CORE REQUIREMENTS |
CREDITS | |
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| Communication (9 credit hours) | ||
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| COM 1102 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| COM 2224 | Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech | 3 |
| Humanities (9 credit hours) | ||
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2 | 3 |
| Plus one 3-credit humanities course | 3 | |
| Mathematics |
6 | |
| Physical or Life Sciences |
6 | |
| Social Science |
3 | |
| Computer Literacy |
3 | |
| Free Electives |
9 | |
| Foreign Language (four courses in the same language) | 12 | |
| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
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| BUS 2601 | Legal and Social Environments of Business | 3 |
| COM 2012 | Research Sources and Systems | 1 |
| HUM 2085 | Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| HUM 2385 | Special Topics in World History | |
| HUM 2401 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| HUM 2480 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| HUM 2510 | Logic | 3 |
| PSY 1411 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2444 | Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology | 3 |
| Prelaw Courses (24 credit hours) | ||
| HUM 2331 | American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era | 3 |
| HUM 2332 | American History: From Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| HUM 3401 | Constitutional Law 1 | 3 |
| HUM 3402 | Constitutional Law 2 | 3 |
| HUM 3551 | Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| HUM 3552 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
| HUM 4100 | Senior Capstone (Q) | 3 |
| HUM 4150 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Restricted Electives (15 credit hours) | ||
| HUM 3285 | Special Topics in Literature | 3 |
| HUM 3385 | Special Topics in History | 3 |
| HUM 3485 | Special Topics in Social Science | 3 |
| HUM 3585 | Special Topics in Philosophy | 3 |
| PSY 3541 | Psychology of Leadership | 3 |
Freshman Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| CSE 1301 | Introduction to Computer Applications (CL) | 3 |
| LNG xxxx | Foreign Language | 3 |
| MTH 1701 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| COM 1102 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| LNG xxxx | Foreign Language | 3 |
| MTH 1702 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Sophomore Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| COM 2224 | Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech | 3 |
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| HUM 2510 | Logic | 3 |
| LNG xxxx | Foreign Language | 3 |
| PSY 1411 | Introduction to Psychology (SS) | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2 | 3 |
| HUM 2085 | Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| HUM 2480 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| LNG xxxx | Foreign Language | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (HUM) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Junior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| HUM 2331 | American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era | 3 |
| HUM 2401 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| HUM 3551 | Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| PSY 2444 | Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology | 3 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 2601 | Legal and Social Environments of Business | 3 |
| COM 2012 | Research Sources and Systems | 1 |
| HUM 2332 | American History: From Reconstruction to the Present | 3 |
| HUM 3552 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
Senior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| HUM 3401 | Constitutional Law 1 | 3 |
| HUM 3xxx | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| HUM 4150 | Independent Study | 3 |
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| HUM 3402 | Constitutional Law 2 | 3 |
| HUM 4100 | Senior Capstone Project (Q) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | 6 | |
| 15 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 122