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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Legal Studies Minor
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The Legal Studies minor is designed for students interested in pursuing law school. The interdisciplinary minor includes a set of courses that emphasize the development of skills, such as strong communication, argumentation, and critical thinking, which are essential in legal analysis. Additional courses focus on exposure to law and legal concepts, including content focused on case law. The chosen set of courses are designed to be consistent with the recommendations from the American Bar Association and the Law School Admission Council.
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Students must complete five courses as follows:
Critical Reading and Writing
(choose one course)
Argumentation and Critical Thinking
(choose one course)
Substitutions
Substitutions possible for above categories in consultation with and pending approval of program director.
Constitutional Case Analysis
(choose one course)
Law and Legal Concepts
(choose two courses)
Note:
No more than three courses in the minor can overlap with a students’ other major(s)/minor(s).
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