Law and Justice Studies

Effective Fall 2023 Liberal Studies: Legal Studies has changed the title to Law and Justice Studies. Students who declare the Law and Justice Studies major beginning Fall 2025 and later should follow the requirements below: 

Law and Justice Studies

In addition to completing General Education requirements and other degree requirements, all Law and Justice Studies majors must complete a minimum of ten courses, per below, including a 4-credit Senior Capstone e-Portfolio:

• LEG 2015/Interpreting Law and Society (3 credits)*
• LBS 3024/Theories of Justice (4 credits)
• LEG 3065/Legal Research (4 credits)
• Two Law and Justice Studies electives (LEG prefix) (6-8 credits)
• Four upper-level (3000-4000-level) electives (12-16 credits):
  • Two upper-level Law and Justice Studies electives (LEG prefix) or one elective and POL3050/American Constitutional Law (6-8 credits)
  • Two upper-level cognate courses (non-LEG prefix), listed below (6-8 credits)
• CAP 4800/e-Portfolio Capstone (4 credits)

*Transfer students may substitute Introduction to Criminal Law, Introduction to Civil Law, or other introductory legal studies course approved by program chair.

Note: Students must maintain a C- for required courses except e-Portfolio Capstone.

Students who double-major in another degree program in which a Senior Project is required must complete that program’s Senior Project requirement. The Law and Justice e-Portfolio Capstone requirement will be waived for those students, pending satisfactory completion of the Senior Project.

Total 33-39 credits

Note: As of Fall 2025, new students entering will be required to take 2 Law and Justice electives w/ LEG prefix (6-8 cr.) This requirement was formerly 3 Law and Justice electives w/ LEG prefix (9-12 cr.). Additionally, students entering as of Fall 2025 will be required to take 2 Upper Level Law and Justice electives or POL Con. Law (6-8 cr.) This requirement was formerly 1 Upper Level Law and Justice elective or POL Con. Law (3-4 cr.)

Liberal Studies: Legal Studies

While fulfilling General Education requirements, and all other degree requirements, students who are currently enrolled in Liberal Studies: Legal Studies (prior to fall 2023) should follow these requirements below:

1. Humanities courses (15 credits)
2. Natural Science courses (15 credits)
3. Social Science courses (15 credits)
4. Performing and/or visual arts courses (6 credits)
5. Legal Studies Electives (15 credits)
6. Upper Level courses
   • Social Sciences (12 credits) including LEG3065/Legal Research
   • One of the following
     • LEG3020/Law and Family
     • LEG3185/The Nature and Function of Law
     • LEG3480/Censorship
     • POL3050/American Constitutional Law
7. Humanities or Natural Science Electives (8 credits)
8. CAP4800/E Portfolio (4 credits)

Total: 90 credits