Program: Legal Studies Minor (LS) - Abilene Christian University - Modern Campus Catalog™

2023-2024 Catalog With Addendum

Apr 25, 2025

Minor Requirements

PLAW 301 - Legal Studies Externship Credit Hours: 2
PLAW 310 - Legal Studies Seminar Credit Hours: 1

Choose 3 hours of Critical Analysis from:

PHIL 275 - Introductory Logic and Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 380 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 490 - Early Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 491 - Recent Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
POLS 492 - American Political Thought Credit Hours: 3

Choose 3 hours of Professional Skills and Ethics from:

ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 326 - Business and Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3
COMM 343 - Business and Professional Communication Credit Hours: 3
COMM 475 - Persuasion Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 486 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Choose 3 hours of Communication and Collaboration from:

COMM 310 - Civil Discourse Credit Hours: 3
COMM 322 - Argumentation and Debate Credit Hours: 3
COMM 408 - Crisis Management in Organizations Credit Hours: 3
COMM 430 - Conflict Management Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 305 - Peacemaking Credit Hours: 3

Choose 3 hours of Promotion of Justice from:

SOCW 329 - Diversity, Power, and Oppression Credit Hours: 3
HIST 330 - African American History from Emancipation to Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
HIST 455 - Social and Ethnic History in U.S. Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 460 - Ethics and Social Issues Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 480 - Inequality and Social Justice Credit Hours: 3

Choose 3 hours of Legal Knowledge from:

POLS 384 - American Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
POLS 431 - Constitutional Law: Powers Credit Hours: 3
POLS 432 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
BLAW 363 - Introduction to Business Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
BLAW 461 - Business Law II Credit Hours: 3
POLC 320 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours