Legal Studies students are required to take a minimum of six courses as follows:

  • Legal Studies 101 (preferably taken in the first or second year)
  • Five additional courses from an approved list (available each semester from the director of Legal Studies)
    • At least one course on theories or philosophies of what law is and what it ought to be
    • At least one course on lived realities of the law in the United States
    • At least one course on international law or a legal system other than common law
    • No more than two courses may come from the same department or program
    • At least three courses must be at the 200 level or above