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BA - Humanities-Prelaw
What is the Humanities Prelaw program?
Looking for a dynamic liberal arts program that will prepare you for entrance into a prominent law school? With humanities prelaw program you'll develop a strong background in the humanities and get hands-on experience in scholarly research and legal writing. Our humanities prelaw program is dynamic and focused. You'll get started right away, taking core courses like Composition and Rhetoric and Writing About Literature as a freshman. Guided by highly qualified faculty who care about your success, you'll hone your strengths and begin specializing as early as sophomore year. Before you know it, you'll be completing your humanities prelaw program with your senior capstone project: crafting a substantial written work based on original research on a significant issue in the humanities, and presenting it. Through this experience, you'll get practical experience, an enhanced job search portfolio, and a stronger sense of yourself as a scholar---the perfect preparation for graduate or professional school and employment. Enrolling in the humanities prelaw program at Florida Tech is how students with good brains become leaders with great minds.
Advantages
Why Florida Tech: Florida Tech's prelaw program takes an interdisciplinary approach to preparing those desiring a graduate degree in law. Its curriculum stresses critical thinking, learning to write well and an understanding of human society. The bachelor's degree in 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 a designated prelaw adviser to maximize their experience and success.
Curriculum
Curriculum program plans shown reflect current degree requirements. Previous academic year requirements can be accessed from the catalog page by choosing the appropriate academic year.
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities–Prelaw
| Major Code: | 7186 | Degree Awarded: | Bachelor of Arts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Mode(s): | Classroom | Location(s): | Main Campus - Melbourne |
| Admission Status: | Undergraduate | Age Restriction: | No |
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 adviser 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 adviser 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 adviser 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 |
||
| 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 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