Major and Minor Degree Requirements
Major Requirements - 11 courses
Students will take a total of 11 legal studies courses - 2 lower-division and 9 upper-division courses. Each course can be used to satisfy only one thematic area (for eample, Lgst 111A cannot satisfy both Constitutional Law req and Public Law & Institution req).
Lower Division Course Requirements - 2 courses total (Lgst 10 + 1 of the following Phil courses)
- LGST 10 Introduction to Legal Process
- PHIL 7 - Elementary Logic*, or
PHIL 9 - Introduction to Logic, or
PHIL 22 - Introduction to Ethical Theory, or
PHIL 24 - Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues, or
PHIL 27 - Business Ethics*
Upper Division Course Requirements - 2 courses total (1 from each section)
- Constitutional Law (choose one of the following courses):
- LGST 111A Constitutional Law or
- LGST 111B Civil Liberties
- Global Law (choose one of the following courses):
- LGST 116 Comparative Law or
- LGST 160B International Law
Core Course Requirements - 6 courses total (1 courses from each bullet point, remaining three from any thematic area)
Comprehensive Requirement—1 course
- LGST 195AB Senior Thesis OR
LGST 196 Senior Capstone
Minor Requirements - 6 courses
To complete a minor in legal studies, students must take LGST 10 (pass with a grade of a C or better) and five upper-division legal studies core courses numbered 101-190 of their choosing (Lgst 10 + 5 Lgst upper-division courses).
*Phil 7 and Phil 27 will be effective on the catalog rights beginning the academic year of 2022-2023.
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