Nov 18, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Legal Studies Minor (E)


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The Legal Studies minor provides students with the opportunity to bridge their academic interests with the skills necessary to be successful in the law school or other law-related careers. The minor emphasizes logical reasoning, writing, and research as its foundation. Students can explore specific areas of law and law-related topics in their areas of choice for their elective credits.

REAL Curriculum


This minor fulfills the E area of the REAL Curriculum. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the R, A and L areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.

REAL Cornerstone Requirements


Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)


Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level. The Legal Studies minor includes 0-9 credits of writing intensive courses.

General Education Requirements


General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Legal Studies minor includes 6-15 general education credits.

Minor Requirements (18 credits)


Electives (9 credits)


Students will take three of the following courses, earning at least 9 credits, which must be from at least two different prefixes:

Total Credits Needed for Minor 18


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