Sample Schedules and Required Courses

In addition to the University Core Curriculum listed in the Undergraduate Catalog, below are the required courses that you must take in order to complete the public law option of the legal studies bachelor’s degree.

Common core, 36 hours
Prefix No. Short Title Credit Hours

BL 367	Estate Plan	3
POLS 130	Amer Nat Gov	3
POLS 141	Intro Parleg	3
POLS 229	IT for Paralegals	3
POLS 241	Family Law	3
POLS 242	Lgl Res Writ	3
POLS 243	Litigation	3
POLS 342	Public Policy	3
or POLS 431	Legislation	3
POLS 344	Adv Lgl Res	3
POLS 369	Prof Exp	3–6
or POLS 479	Pract Exp	3-6
POLS 445	Adv Litigation	3
POLS 457	Alt Dis Res	3

  
36 hrs credit hours

Option 1: Public Law, 33 credit hours
Complete all 12 credit hours

ACC 201	Prin Acct 1	3
BL 260	Prin Bus Law	3
RE 230	Real Estate	3
RMI 270	Prin RMI	3

   
   
15 credit hours from:

POLS 237	State Loc Pol	3
POLS 238	Urban Gov US	3
POLS 340	Law Enforcmt	3
POLS 347	Env Law Poly	3
POLS 435	Intgov Relat	3
POLS 443	Am Const Law	3
POLS 444	Const Libert	3
POLS 455	Administ Law	3
RE 332	Legal Asp RE	3

 
 
6 credit hours from:

ACC 202	Prin Acct 2	3
BL 362	Lw Bus Assoc	3
BL 363	Uni Code Law	3
CJC 101	Crim Jus Sys	3
CJC 102	Intro Crim	3
COMM 220	Argumt & Debate	3
COMM 340	Ldrshp Comm	3
FIN 110	Pers Finance	3
MGT 200	Mngmt Prin	3
MKG 200	Fundamentals	3
POLS 433	Am Judc Sys	3
RMI 473	Ins Law	3
RE 332	Legal Asp	RE
SOC 425	Law	3

 
33 credit hours