Degree Programs
Associate's Degree
Pre-Law
Concentration
“Law schools want students who can think critically and write well, and who have some understanding of the forces that have shaped the human experience. These attributes can be acquired in any number of college courses, whether in the arts and humanities, the social sciences, or the natural sciences.
An undergraduate career that is narrowly based or vocationally oriented may not be the best preparation for law school. As long as you receive an education including critical analysis, logical reasoning, and written and oral expression, the range of acceptable college majors is very broad. What counts is the intensity and depth of your undergraduate program and your capacity to perform well at an academically rigorous level.”
-- From the Law School Admissions Council website www.lasc.org
Requirements
All students must complete the General Education core degree requirements (link to page 2 of general education core requirements), and they must complete the following courses specific to the concentration. Courses required for the concentration may also satisfy General Education requirements.
Recommended Related Study
Students should consider the following courses for their value in developing written and oral expression, skills in critical analysis and greater understanding of human institutions and values:
ACC 111, ACC 112– Principles of Accounting I and II;
ECO 211, ECO 212 – Principles of Economics I and II;
PHI 201 – Introduction to Philosophy;
PHI 211 – Logic;
PHI213 – General Ethics;
SPH 111 – Public Speaking;
European or American history; mathematics and the natural sciences. Students should make choices that meet the transfer requirements of the program of study that they plan to pursue.
PRE-LAW CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric [3]
Fine Arts Elective [3]
ECO 211 – Princ. Of Econ I [3]
HUM 101 – Discourse, Inquiry [3]
Life Science [4]
Total Hours 16
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research [3]
PHI 213 – Ethics [3]
ECO 212 – Princ. Of Econ II [3]
Social Behavior Elective [3]
Physical Science [3]
Total Hours 15
Second Year
First Semester
Fine Arts Elective [3]
MAT 106 Numeracy [3]
SPH 110 – Fund. of Speech [3]
Social Behavior Elective [3]
ACC 111 – Accounting I [3]
Total Hours 15
Second Semester
PHI 201 - Intro to Philosophy [3]
BUS 211 – Intro. to Business Law [3]
Elective [3]
Social Behavior Elective [3]
ACC 112 – Accounting II [3]
Total Hours 15