Academic Requirements
Effective Fall 2023 Liberal Studies: Legal Studies has changed the title to Law and Justice Studies. Students who declare the Law and Justice Studies major beginning Fall 2023 and later should follow the requirements below:
Law and Justice Studies
While fulfilling General Education requirements, and all other degree requirements, students must complete the following requirements for this major:
- LEG 2015/Interpreting Law and Society (3 credits)*
- Legal Studies designated electives from approved list below.(9-12 credits)
- LBS3024/Theories of Justice (4 credits)
- One of the following courses (4 credits)
- LEG3020/Law and the Family
- LEG3185/The Nature and Function of Law
- LEG3480/Censorship or
- POL3050/American Constitutional Law
- 2 courses of upper level legal studies designated electives from Humanities, Social Sciences, or Natural Sciences from approved list below. (minimum of 8 credits)
- LEG3065/Legal Research (4 credits)
- CAP4800/Senior Capstone (4 credits)
Total 36-39 credits
*Transfer students may substitute a designated introductory legal studies course (e.g., Introduction to Criminal Law or Introduction to Civil Law), with approval of the program chair.
Liberal Studies: Legal Studies
In addition to fulfilling General Education requirements, and all other degree requirements, students who are currently enrolled in Liberal Studies: Legal Studies (prior to fall 2023) should follow these requirements below:
- Humanities courses (15 credits)*
- Natural Science courses (15 credits)*
- Social Science courses (15 credits)*
- Performing and/or visual arts courses (6 credits)*
- Legal Studies Electives (15 credits)
- Upper Level courses
- Social Sciences (12 credits)
- LEG3065/Legal Research
- One of the following
- LEG3020/Law and Family
- LEG3185/The Nature and Function of Law
- LEG3480/Censorship
- POL3050/American Constitutional Law
- Humanities or Natural Science Electives (8 credits)
- CAP4800/Senior Capstone (4 credits)
- Social Sciences (12 credits)
Total: 90 credits
*Recommended Distribution