Bachelor of Arts in Humanities–Prelaw
| Major Code: | 7186 | Degree Awarded: | Bachelor of Arts |
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| Delivery Mode(s): | Classroom | Location(s): | Main Campus - Melbourne |
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| Admission Status: | Undergraduate | Age Restriction: | No |
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The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities – Prelaw offers the courses needed to meet the entrance requirements of law schools. Undergraduates selecting this degree program are able to gain a thorough grounding in a variety of academic disciplines applicable to graduate study in law. Students work with the prelaw advisor to select a course of study customized for their own needs and interests. A student contemplating admission to a law school should consult the prelaw advisor early in the program.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities – Prelaw require a minimum of 122 credit hours as outlined in the following requirements and sample curriculum. Any program plan selected in consultation with the student’s advisor must include QEP-designated research in an agreed area to begin during the spring term of the junior year. Students must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours of advanced coursework (3xxx-level and above) chosen from upper-level courses in humanities or psychology.
Curriculum
CORE REQUIREMENTS
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CREDITS |
| ASC 1000 |
University Experience |
1 |
| Communication (9 credit hours) |
| COM 1101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
| COM 1102 |
Writing about Literature |
3 |
| COM 2224 |
Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech |
3 |
| Humanities (9 credit hours) |
| HUM 2051 |
Civilization 1 |
3 |
| HUM 2052 |
Civilization 2 |
3 |
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Plus one 3-credit humanities course |
3 |
Mathematics
|
6 |
Physical or Life Sciences
|
6 |
Social Science
|
3 |
Computer Literacy
|
3 |
Free Electives
|
9 |
| Foreign Language (four courses in the same language) |
12 |
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
|
| BUS 2601 |
Legal and Social Environments of Business |
3 |
| COM 2012 |
Research Sources and Systems |
1 |
| HUM 2085 |
Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences |
3 |
| HUM 2385 |
Special Topics in World History |
|
| HUM 2401 |
Introduction to Law |
3 |
| HUM 2480 |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 |
| HUM 2510 |
Logic |
3 |
| PSY 1411 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 2444 |
Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology |
3 |
| Prelaw Courses (24 credit hours) |
| HUM 2331 |
American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era |
3 |
| HUM 2332 |
American History: From Reconstruction to the Present |
3 |
| HUM 3401 |
Constitutional Law 1 |
3 |
| HUM 3402 |
Constitutional Law 2 |
3 |
| HUM 3551 |
Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy |
3 |
| HUM 3552 |
Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy |
3 |
| HUM 4100 |
Senior Capstone (Q) |
3 |
| HUM 4150 |
Independent Study |
3 |
| Restricted Electives (15 credit hours) |
| HUM 3285 |
Special Topics in Literature |
3 |
| HUM 3385 |
Special Topics in History |
3 |
| HUM 3485 |
Special Topics in Social Science |
3 |
| HUM 3585 |
Special Topics in Philosophy |
3 |
| PSY 3541 |
Psychology of Leadership |
3 |
Freshman Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| ASC 1000 |
University Experience |
1 |
| COM 1101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
3 |
| CSE 1301 |
Introduction to Computer Applications (CL) |
3 |
| LNG xxxx |
Foreign Language |
3 |
| MTH 1701 |
College Algebra |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective (Science) |
3 |
| |
|
16 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| COM 1102 |
Writing about Literature |
3 |
| LNG xxxx |
Foreign Language |
3 |
| MTH 1702 |
Applied Calculus |
3 |
| |
Free Elective |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective (Science) |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
Sophomore Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| COM 2224 |
Business and Professional Writing or COM 2370 Speech |
3 |
| HUM 2051 |
Civilization 1 |
3 |
| HUM 2510 |
Logic |
3 |
| LNG xxxx |
Foreign Language |
3 |
| PSY 1411 |
Introduction to Psychology (SS) |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| HUM 2052 |
Civilization 2 |
3 |
| HUM 2085 |
Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences |
3 |
| HUM 2480 |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 |
| LNG xxxx |
Foreign Language |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective (HUM) |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
Junior Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| HUM 2331 |
American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era |
3 |
| HUM 2401 |
Introduction to Law |
3 |
| HUM 3551 |
Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy |
3 |
| PSY 2444 |
Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Psychology |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| BUS 2601 |
Legal and Social Environments of Business |
3 |
| COM 2012 |
Research Sources and Systems |
1 |
| HUM 2332 |
American History: From Reconstruction to the Present |
3 |
| HUM 3552 |
Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy |
3 |
| |
Free Elective |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective |
3 |
| |
|
16 |
Senior Year
| FALL |
CREDITS |
| HUM 3401 |
Constitutional Law 1 |
3 |
| HUM 3xxx |
Humanities Elective |
3 |
| HUM 4150 |
Independent Study |
3 |
| |
Restricted Elective |
3 |
| |
Social Science Elective |
3 |
| |
|
15 |
| SPRING |
CREDITS |
| HUM 3402 |
Constitutional Law 2 |
3 |
| HUM 4100 |
Senior Capstone Project (Q) |
3 |
| |
Free Elective |
3 |
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Restricted Electives |
6 |
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|
15 |
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 122