Bachelor of Science (Pre-Law)

Note: A minor is not required since this major is interdisciplinary. Students completing this major must take the major area field examination approved by the department for this degree program during the final semester before graduation.

Courses listed in parenthesis are required pre-requisites

University Core Curriculum for B.S. Degree          46 hours

History courses:

HIS 101-102 or HIS 211-212 (select survey not used for university core)
HIS 407-408 American Constitutional Development I, II(HIS 211-212)
Twenty-one additional hours in upper-level History courses, excluding HIS 435 Social
Studies Methods, to complete the major.
HIS 430-431 England to 1714/England 1714 to Present (HIS 101-102)
and PLS 450/HIS 453 History of Political Theory (PLS 201) are recommended.
History Total          33 hours

Pre-Legal Emphasis
Students must take all courses listed in Section A(12 hours) and any three of the
courses listed in Section B (9 hours)

A. Required Courses (12 hours)
PLE 201 Introduction to Law
PLE 325 Legal Research and Bibliography (PLE 201)
PLE 335 Legal Writing (PLE 201 and 325)
PLE 350 Critical Thinking and the Law
B. Select three courses from the following (9 hours)
AJU 310 Judicial Process, Cross-listed as PLE 202 (201)
PLE 400 Law Office Management
AJU 403 Criminal Law (Junior standing)
PLS 201 American National Government (if not selected for university core)
PLS 303 Mississippi Government and Politics (PLE 201 and 202)
PLS 450 History of Political Theory (PLS 201 or instructor’s consent)
PLE 300 Civil Litigation I
PLE 301 Civil Litigation II (PLE 300)
Total          21 hours
General Electives (Suggested):
AJU 401 Police Rights and Responsibilities (Junior standing)
PHI 211 Introduction to Logic (Junior standing)
PHI 309 Christian Ethics (Sophomore standing)
COM 304 Public Speaking (Sophomore or junior standing)
COM 305 Argumentation
ENG 399 Advanced Composition Skills (Completion of English core requirement)
SOC 209 Contemporary Social Problems
SOC 332 Law, Crime and Social Control
MIS 326 Business Software Applications , Recommended for those who are proficient in word
processing (CSC 114, ACC 201)
Electives Total          30 hours

Total            130  hours