Pre-Law Minor
Requirements for the Pre-Law Minor:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | (6 credits) | |
| PO-150 | Foundations of Legal Studies | 3 |
| or PH-110 | Critical Thinking | |
| PH-231 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| or PH-151 | Race, Gender, and the Law | |
| Constitutional Law | (6 credits) | |
| Take 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Constitutional Law of Government Powers And Constraints | ||
| Constitutional Law of Civil Rights and Liberties | ||
| International Law | ||
| Electives/Experiential Learning | (6 credits) | |
| Take 2 courses from the following: | ||
| PH-130 | Ethics: Human Conduct & Values | 6 |
| or PH-133 | Social and Political Ethics | |
| or PH-240 | Political Theory | |
| or PH-241 | Genocide and Human Rights | |
| or PO-217 | The U.S. Congress | |
| or PO-441 | Internship in Pre-Law | |
| or HI-241 | English Constitutional History | |
| or HI-320 | Citizen Nation | |
| or HI-420 | Seminar in Constitutional History | |
| or CJ-205 | American Judicial System | |
| or BA-320 | Business Law I | |
| Law & Marginalized Groups | (3 credits) | |
| PH-151 | Race, Gender, and the Law | 3 |
| or PO-319 | Constitutional Law of Civil Rights and Liberties | |
| A student may substitute an appropriate course approved by the Pre-Law Advisor | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
In addition to the Pre-Law Minor, WSU has multiple 3+3 Law Degree Agreements, with the UMass School of Law and the Western New England University School of Law. More information about these programs can be found at https://www.worcester.edu/Articulation-Agreements/.