Description
This minor is dedicated to preparing students for LSAT preparation and success in Law School. The classes offered present a wide variety of insights and applications to law from an interdisciplinary approach. This minor provides students with critical thinking skills and a liberal arts perspective - things Law School is keen on.
Program Requirements
Choose one of the following (insights into the law for background)
- PLS 320 Law and Legal Process
- PLS 324 Constitutional Law I
- PLS 326 Constitutional Law II
- PLS 445 International Law and Organizations
- CRJ 311 Criminal Law
- CRJ 375 Forensic Law
- BUS 375 Business Law I
Choose one of the following (application of the law)
- PLS 385 Mock Trial
- PLS 402 Legal Internships
- PLS 490 Moot Court Seminar
- CRJ 205 Criminal Law and Procedure
- CRJ 305 Adjudication Process
- CRJ 313 Constitutional Criminal Procedure
- BUS 467 Employment Law and Compliance (A) *this course has a pre-requisite
- ENV 452 Environmental Laws and Regulations
Choose one of the following (skills based – especially valuable for LSAT prep)
Choose one of the following (skills based – for success in first year law school)
- CMC 201 Public Speaking
- CMC 312 Argumentation and Debate
- ENG 300 Advanced Composition
- ENG 485 Professional Writing
Choose one of the following: (liberal arts perspective)
- PLS 113 American Politics
- ENG 356: Medieval Law & Literature
- CMC 419 Freedom of Expression
- AAS/PLS 435 Legal Rights of the Disadvantaged
- SOC/PLS 374 Sociology of Human Rights
Choose one more Elective – choose any course from those listed above – or fulfill this elective through a “high impact practice”. This option is highly recommended.
- Legal Internship
- Washington D.C. Internship
- NY State Legislature Internship
- EuroSim (European Union Simulation).