No specific courses are required for law school admittance or attendance. However, law schools are interested in students who demonstrate reading, writing, and analytical skills. Familiarity with the social, political, and cultural conditions out of which law is created can also be beneficial.
Below is a list of regularly taught courses that develop skills appropriate to law school, which may also help students gauge their interest in the subject matter. This list of courses is not intended to be exhaustive. Students should work with their advisor to find courses that best fit one’s schedule and overall goals.
Communications
COM 203 Argumentation and Debate
COM 410 Communications Law and Ethics
Criminal Justice
CJ 152 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 303 Criminal Law
CJ 358 Race, Gender, and Crime
CJ/POLS 441 American Constitutional Law
CJ/POLS 442 Liberty and Law
CJ 452 Criminal Procedure
English
ENG 315 Multicultural Studies in Literature
ENG 385 Advanced Composition
ENG 395 Literary Criticism
ENG 400 Composition Theory
General Business
GBUS 344 Legal Environment of Business I (pre-req GBUS 220)
GBUS 444 Legal Environment of Business II (pre-req GBUS 344)
Geography
GEO 360 Land Use and Community Planning
GEO 400 Cultural Geography
GEO 481 Seminar in Cultural Geography
History
HIST 420 The U.S. in the 20th Century
HIST 441 American Constitutional History
Management
MGT 354 Employment Law (pre-req MGT 350)
Philosophy
PHIL 205 Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 210 Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL/POLS 330 Intro to Political Thought
PHIL 402 Philosophy of Law
Political Science
POLS 201 American Government
POLS 304 Comparative Politics
POLS 306 The United States Congress
POLS 417 Politics of Inequality
Sociology
SOC 350 Social Stratification
SOC 440 Sociological Theory