Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative average of 70% in Legal Studies core and approved courses.
Eligibility for graduation in the Four-Year General Legal Studies academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:
- Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
- Legal Studies Plan-level requirements:
- at least ten academic course units (20 courses) in Legal Studies approved courses with a minimum cumulative average of 70%, including:
- LS 101, 280, 321, 403
- Foundation Courses: eight of AFM 231 or COMM 231; ENGL 210I; ENVS 201; HIST 277, 329; LS 102; LS 201/WS 206; PACS 202; PHIL 215/ARBUS 202; PHIL 327; PSCI 260, 291, 292; PSYCH 230; SOC 223, 227, 370; SPCOM 430
- eight additional courses from the balance of the Foundation Courses above and the following courses: CLAS 210/HIST 210; ECON 451; ENVS 401; HIST 236; INTST 101; LS 322, 496, 498; PACS 323, 329; PLAN 471; PSCI 226; PSYCH 330; SDS 353R; SOC 201, 222, 226, 228, 229, 249, 325, 327, 428
- two courses (in addition to LS 321 and 403) must be at the 300-level or above.
- five courses must be in one of the Legal Studies approved disciplines (i.e., AFM, CLAS, ECON, ENGL, ENVS, HIST, PACS, PHIL, PLAN, PSCI, PSYCH, SDS, SOC, WS), but not all five courses need be Legal Studies approved courses.
Note:
Students in any Legal Studies academic plan are not eligible to take the Legal Studies Minor.