| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Bulletin: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Pre-Law Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Pre-Law MinorCollege of Liberal Arts >> Political Science, Public Administration, and Philosophy 21 hours; 3.0 minor GPA required The Pre-Law minor is an interdisciplinary minor, including courses from disciplines such as economics, criminal justice, business, communications, political science, and anthropology. The minor is aimed at students who wish to attend a law school. Students who complete the Political Science or Sociology major may count up to six hours of credit from the major toward the Pre-Law minor. |
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Required Core 39 Courses | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking USI Core 39: Foundations-Communication Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 102 - Introduction to American Politics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science-BS Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Diversity Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
Required Foundations Courses (12 hours) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CMST 107 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication USI Core 39: Foundations-Communication Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| ENG 301 - Advanced Composition USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 327 - Applied Cost-Benefit Analysis Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
Elective Courses (9 hours)No more than one course may be taken at the lower-level. No more than six hours may be selected among POLS 399 and CRIM 370. | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
No more than one lower-level course: | ||||
| ANTH 211 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| ECON 208 - Principles of Microeconomics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science (BS) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 208 - Law, Courts, and Justice USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
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No more than six hours (any combination) from among: | ||||
| CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice (approved topic: U.S. Criminal Courts) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 399 - Advanced Topics in Political Science (approved topics: Gender, Politics & Policy; Constitutional Cases & Context) Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
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Additional electives: | ||||
| BLAW 363 - Law for the Entrepreneur Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| COMM 494 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
| CRIM 302 - Criminal Law Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| PHIL 441 - Political and Legal Philosophy Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 404 - Indiana Constitutional Law Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 405 - Constitutional Law Term(s) Offered: Fall | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 406 - Constitutional Rights Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 429 - Moot Court/Mock Trial Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 464 - Environmental Politics and Policy USI Core 39: Embedded Experience - Writing Embedded Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 473 - International Law USI Core 39: Social Science-BS; Embedded Experience - Global Term(s) Offered: Every other year | Credits: 3 | |||
| POLS 497 - Legislative Internship Term(s) Offered: Spring | Credits: 6 | |||
| POLS 490 - Political Science Internship Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer | Credits: 3 | |||
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