As preparation for law school entry and success, the following minor is recommended in keeping with the American Bar Association list of Core Skills, Value, Knowledge, and Experience for pre-law students. The ABA suggests these pre-law components:
Problem solving
Critical reading
Writing and editing
Oral communication
Research
Organization and management
Public service and promotion of justice
Relationship-building and collaboration
Background knowledge
Exposure to the law
Requirements
REQUIRED COURSES (18 - 21 Total Credits)
Course(s):
BUAD339 - Business Law (3)
PLSC254 - American National and State Government (3)
PLSC330 - Introduction to United States Constitutional Law (3)
Select 1 course(s):
ENGL313 - Expository Writing (W) (3)
PLSC450 - Legal Writing and Research (3)
Select between 0 and 3 credits from the following: PLSC491 - Political Science Practicum (0 - 6)
Select 3 credit(s):
HIST374 - History of England (IN-6) (W) (3)
PLSC353 - From Colony to Nation (W) (3)
PLSC357 - Modern America (W) (3)
PLSC471 - Western Political Thought through the Renaissance (W) (3)
PLSC472 - Western Political Thought since the Renaissance (W) (3)
Select 3 credit(s):
ACCT456 - Federal Taxation (3)
BUAD358 - Ethical, Social, and Legal Environment of Business (3)
COMM427 - Mass Media Law and Ethics (3)
HMNT211 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
INDV110 - Human Rights and Service (SERV-2) (3)
INDV220 - International Relations and Global Politics (3)
MATH219 - Set Theory and Logic (3)
MGNT344 - Human Resource Management (3)
PLSC103 - Trial Advocacy Basics (1)
PLSC260 - Comparative Politics (3)
INDV321 - Issues in Ethics and Development (3)
ECON336 - Law and Economics (3)
INDV361 - Political Economy (W) (3)
PLSC311 - Moot Court (0 - 1)
PLSC321 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (0 - 1)