Pre-Law Curriculum

PRE-LAW CURRICULUM

Students interested in pursuing a legal career may follow a major of their choice. There is no formal pre-law major. Majors most commonly chosen are Political Science, Business, English, History, Public Administration, Philosophy, and Psychology. In fulfilling requirements in their major fields, students seeking entry to law school may want to consider the courses listed below. In addition, pre-law advisors on the Political Science and School of Business and Public Administration faculty will assist students to prepare for the Law School Admission Tests and law school applications.

SUGGESTED PRE-LAW COURSES

Humanities

Course	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
CO340	Persuasion	3	CO210
EN319	Advanced Composition	3	EN111
HI201	Early America I	3
HI202	Modern America	3
PA405	Leadership Ethics in the Professions	3	Senior Standing
PI210	Introduction to Logic	3

Natural Sciences and Math

Course	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
BI157-157L BI158-158L	Principles of Biology	8
MA151*	Introductory Statistics	3	MA085b or Placement

Business

Course	Title	CreditHours	Prerequisite
BA200*	Principles of Financial Accounting	3	BA130 or BA230 and MA110 or MA115
BA201*	Principles of Management Accounting	3	BA200 with grade of “C” or better
BA110	Principles of Economics	3
BA130	Introduction to Computer Operations	3

 

Social Science

Course	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
PS101	Intro to Government and Politics	3
PS202	Government in the United States	3
PS420	International Law	3	PS215 or consent of instructor

Legal Studies

Course	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
LW101	Intro to Criminal Justice	3
LW202	Personal Law	3
LW306	Criminal Law	3
LW311	Correctional Security and Administration
LW402	Constitutional Law	3	Senior Standing

*Meets General Educational Requirements
**Meets B.B.A. Foundation Course Requirements

 

 

CERTIFICATE AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

There are a number of professional certificate programs offered by the School of Business and Public Administration. The purpose of these programs is to extend student learning in various specialized fields and when designated, are developed in accordance with professional standards set by credentialing agencies. See the following program descriptions for information about advisement, admission and course requirements. Advisement is strongly encouraged by the faculty of the contributing certificate/special instruction program. Students interested in pursuing a minor/certificate in Health Services Administration should contact the SBPA Dean’s Office at sbpa@triton.uog.edu to schedule an appointment.

Health Services Administration (Minor / Certificate)