Program: Pre-Law - Muskingum University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 28, 2025

2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Pre-Law Minor Requirements: (22 Hours)

Only two courses from any given discipline can count toward completion of the minor.

Pre-Law Core Requirements: (7 Hours)

IDIS 360 - Pre-Law Credit Hours: 1
LIBR 220 - Beyond Google: Research Skills and Resources Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 202 - Logic and Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3

Distribution: (15 Hours)

One course from each category below:

Analytic/Problem-Solving Skills:

COMM 335 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 361 - Language: Structure and Usage Credit Hours: 3
POLS 312 - Constitutional Law Governmental Powers Credit Hours: 3
POLS 317 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties Credit Hours: 3

Critical Reading Abilities:

ENGL 320 - Principles of Literary Study Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 385 - Topics in Literature, Film, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
HIST 372 - Empires of North America Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 325 - Western Philosophy: The Ancients Credit Hours: 3
THEA 352 - Dramatic Literature Credit Hours: 3

Writing Skills:

ENGL 201 - Advanced Writing and Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 202 - Business Writing Credit Hours: 3
HIST 380 - The History of the American Dream Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 343 - Social and Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
or
POLS 343 - Social and Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
or
SOCI 335 - Social and Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 320 - Racial and Cultural Minorities Credit Hours: 3

Oral Communication:

BUSI 416 - Professional Selling Credit Hours: 3
COMM 205 - Professional Speaking Credit Hours: 3
COMM 260 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Credit Hours: 3
COMM 315 - Argumentation Credit Hours: 3
COMM 345 - Interviewing Credit Hours: 3
THEA 275 - Acting I Credit Hours: 3
THEA 316 - Improvisation Credit Hours: 3

Law and Society:

BUSI 360 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MEDIA 420 - Media Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 323 - Administrative Law Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 406 - Psychology of Law Credit Hours: 3