Legal Studies Minor

Coordinator: Thom Kuehls
Location: Social Science, Room 296
Telephone: 801-626-6696

The Legal Studies Minor Program is an interdisciplinary program offered through a number of cooperating departments including Accounting, Business Administration, English, Communications, Computer Information Systems, MATH, Child and Family Studies, Criminal Justice, History, Sociology, Economics, Gerontology, Psychology, Social Work, and Political Science and Philosophy.

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of “C-” will not be accepted).
Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 21 credit hours.

Course Requirements for Minor

Core Courses Required (9 credit hours)

ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing (3)
PHIL 1250 HU - Critical Thinking (3) or
PHIL 2200 QL - Deductive Logic (3)
POLS 4060 - Elements of Law (3)

Additional Courses Required (12 credit hours)

Students must take 12 additional hours from at least three of the following groups. No more than 6 hours (excluding the core requirements) may be lower division nor may be taken in any one discipline. The student’s program must be approved by the program coordinator.

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Other courses may be approved by the program director on an individual basis.

Legal Studies Minor

Course Requirements for Minor

Core Courses Required (9 credit hours)

Additional Courses Required (12 credit hours)

Skills Important to Law

Law Courses

Background of the Law

Correlative Courses

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