Minor in Pre-Law
Overview
The pre-law minor provides a liberal-arts-based introduction to courses in law, government and critical reasoning as a helpful start toward ÌÒ»¨ÊÓƵ work in the law and related fields.
Courses
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional underÌÒ»¨ÊÓƵ core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, .
Mission
The mission of the Pre-Law minor is to provide an interdisciplinary liberal arts-based introduction to courses in the law, government, and critical reasoning with an eye to Christian integration as a helpful start toward ÌÒ»¨ÊÓƵ work for Christians in law and related fields.
Curriculum Requirements
A Pre-law minor is offered with the completion of 18 credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Courses | ||
| The Pre-Law student is required to take the following four courses, which represent the four respective core disciplines serving the pre-law minor. | ||
| Economic History of the United States | 3 | |
| or | Economic History of the United States | |
| Introduction to Logic | 3 | |
| or | Introduction to Legal Reasoning and Logic | |
| Foundations of the American Political System | 3 | |
| or | Virtue, Citizenship, and Politics | |
| Unequal Justice: Race, Class, Gender and Crime | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 6 credits from any of the following courses: | 6 | |
| The Colonial Period, American Revolution, 1607–1800 | ||
or | American Democracy, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1800–1877 | |
or | The Rise of Modern America, 1877–1920 | |
or | The United States Since 1920 | |
| Ethics | ||
or | Theoretical Wisdom: Philosophical Topics | |
| American Constitutional Law | ||
or | Courts and Public Policy | |
or | Church and State Relations | |
| Criminology | ||
or | Sociology of Violence | |
or | Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |