Legal Studies – Pre-Law (LSPLO)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: South Omaha Campus

This degree option provides a broad foundation in the critical thinking, oral and written communication, and general research skills that prepare students who are interested in pre-law or similar courses of study at four-year institutions. Each four-year institution publishes its requirements for admission, general education, and degree major requirements.

Graduation Requirements

General education	27.0
Major requirements	36.0
Option requirements	36.0
Total credit hours required	99.0

General education requirements

See General education requirements for Legal Studies

Major requirements for Legal Studies

See Major requirements for Legal Studies

Option requirements for Legal Studies – Pre-Law (36.0 credit hrs.)

Select 36.0 credit hours from the following:

BSAD 2720	International Marketing Management	4.5
ECON 1000	Macroeconomics	4.5
ECON 1100	Microeconomics	4.5
HIST 1010	United States History to 1877	4.5
HIST 1020	U.S. History from 1865 to Present	4.5
LAWS 1110	Litigation	4.5
PHIL 1010	Introduction to Philosophy	4.5
PHIL 1030	Professional Ethics	4.5
PHIL 2400	Philosophy and Literature	4.5
PHIL 2600	Contemporary Issues in Philosophy	4.5
PSYC 1010	Introduction to Psychology	4.5

Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning to complete associate degrees in Legal Studies – Pre-Law option after two years of full-time study.

First Year

First Quarter

INFO 1001	Information Systems and Literacy	4.5
ENGL 1010	English Composition I	4.5
PHIL 1100	Critical Reasoning	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Second Quarter

ENGL 1020	English Composition II	4.5
POLS 2050	American National Government	4.5
	OR
POLS 2060	The Constitution	4.5
SPCH 1110	Public Speaking	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Third Quarter

	Elective	4.5
LAWS 1101	Introduction to Law	4.5
MATH 1410	Statistics	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Fourth Quarter

BSAD 1100	Business Law I	4.5
HMRL 1010	Human Relations Skills	4.5
LAWS 2324	Criminal Law and Procedures	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Second Year

Pre-Law electives should be taken during the second year of study.

Fifth Quarter

	Elective	4.5
LAWS 1111	Microsoft Word for the Law Office	4.5
LAWS 1230	Legal Research and Writing I	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Sixth Quarter

	Elective	4.5
	Elective	4.5
LAWS 2240	Legal Research and Writing II	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5

Seventh Quarter

	Elective	4.5
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		9.0

Eighth Quarter

	Elective	4.5
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		9.0

The Pre-Law option is not a program for the education of paralegals.