UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS
Pre-Law Minor
Students seeking a pre-law minor as a preparation for law school or for general
interest must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours, 12 of which must be upperdivision courses, and all of which must be completed in at least two of the seven
departments that participate in the program (Communications, Economics,
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Women and Ethnic
Studies). Special Topic courses offered in the departments that are not listed
here and that might qualify require the consent of the Director of the Pre-law
Minor, Raphael Sassower (Philosophy). LSAT preparation courses are routinely
offered through the college’s Extended Studies program.
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PHIL
PHIL
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PHIL
PHIL
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
P SC
PSY
PSY
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
SOC
WEST
WEST
4750—Communication Law
3850—Law and Economics
1120—Critical Thinking
1150—What Is Justice?
3200—Politics and the Law
3440—Symbolic Logic
4260—Philosophy of Law
1100—The American Political System
4250—International Law
4420—Political Ideas
4450—American Political Thought
4460—Administrative Law
4470—Introduction to Constitutional Law
4480—The Constitution and Individual Rights
4490—The Judicial System
4510—Defendant’s Constitutional Rights
4980—Law and Literature
3940—Psychology and the Law
4430—Seminar in social issues: Psychology and law
3360—Sociology of Drugs and Addiction
3400—Criminology
3410—Sociology of Law
3490—Youth Gangs
4520—Sociology of Corrections and Rehabilitation
4960—Juvenile Delinquency
3010—Women in Politics
3250—Power, Privilege, and Social Difference
The Center for Legal Studies at UCCS is a resource for students in the Pre-Law
Program. For further inquiries, please contact its Director, Raphael Sassower
rsassowe@uccs.edu.