Pre-Law (Minor)
According to the American Bar Association and law schools, pre-legal education should be a preparation for a lifetime of active involvement in a diverse and changing society and not just a direct preparation for law school. There is no single curricular path that is the ideal preparation for law school. However, this pre-law minor specifically seeks to help students further improve their skills in critical thinking, reading, writing, and public speaking, and also to develop some understanding of what shapes human experience within American society and the American legal system. Although any undergraduate major will suffice for admission to law school, most law school students major in one or more of the following: politics, history, philosophy, and/or English.
Pre-Law students should contact the pre-law advisor at least once a semester to keep informed about various activities relevant to their pre-law preparation.
Pre-Law students are encouraged to join the Dominican University of California Pre-Law Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Please contact the pre-law advisor or the chapter president for more information.
Requirements
| POL 1100 | American Politics, Policy & Society | 4.00 units |
Electives:
Select three courses from below. Other courses maybe taken by approval from the department.
| POL 3400 | The American Legal System | 4.00 units |
| POL 3410 | Constitutional Law: Powers, Rights & Liberties | 4.00 units |
| POL 3411 | Constitutional Criminal Procedure | 4.00 units |
| POL 3430 | Environmental History and Law | 4.00 units |
| POL 3440 | International Law | 4.00 units |
| POL 3450 | Tech Law: Law for the 21st Century | 4.00 units |
Total Credit Hours: 16