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Legal Studies Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.; B.S. in B.A.

The Legal Studies minor is designed for the student who will work in a business regulated by government or in a governmental unit that regulates business behavior. It will be of particular interest to students in business, history, economics, and political science.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a minor in Legal Studies: See an advisor in the Department of Finance and Law after declaring your major.

No more than a total of 27 hours of credit earned in business courses, including business transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation unless the student is majoring in the College of Business Administration.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BLR 202Legal Environment of Business

3(3-0)

BLR 235Business Law

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

BLR 302Law of Agreements

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

HST 228American Business: A History

3(3-0)

HUM 303Law and Society: Great Trials

3(3-0)

PHL 118Moral Problems

3(3-0)

PHL 140Introduction to Logic

3(3-0)

PHL 318Business Ethics

3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BLR 222The Search for Racial Justice through Law

3(3-0)

BLR 325Women and the Law

3(3-0)

BLR 365Native American Justice Through Law

3(3-0)

Required Courses V (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BLR 310Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business

3(3-0)

BLR 410Regulatory Law

3(3-0)

ECO 410Government and Business

3(3-0)

PSC 320The American Legislative Process

3(3-0)

PSC 522Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law

3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Select one of the following:

Any two additional BLR courses of 300 or above

OR

Any one additional BLR course of 300 or above and the following:

ECO 350/BLR 350Law and Economics

3(3-0)

Total: 21 semester hours