Pre-Law
Curriculum pathway leading to an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences for students transferring into the following 4-year programs:
Dean: Dr. Charles E. Wilson
Students interested in a career in law should realize that according to state legislation, a bachelor's degree is required for admission to a college of law in Kansas. Hence, most students following a pre-law program take courses to meet the general educational requirements of a four-year college. The following suggested schedule conforms to outlines submitted by the Kansas State Bar Association. Reasonable deviations may be made after consultation with an advisor or counselor.
The Associate in Arts Degree meets the Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation Agreement. A Student completing this program and transferring to a public university, therefore, "will be accepted as having satisfied the general education requirements of all Kansas public universities."
General Education Requirements
College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 73 or above on the COMPASS reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, First Year Experience. All degree-seeking students who score below 73 on the COMPASS reading exam will take HUDV0101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning. (See exemptions)
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Course Number
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Course Title
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Hours
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HUDV Requirement:
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| HUDV0100 |
First Year Experience or |
1 |
| HUDV0101 |
Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning |
2 |
| Total |
1-2 |
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| Basic Skill Requirements: |
| ENGL0101 |
Composition I* |
3
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| ENGL0102 |
Composition II* |
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| SPCH0151 |
Public Speaking or |
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| SPCH0153 |
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Total |
9
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Mathematics Requirement:
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| MATH0105 |
College Algebra* or |
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| MATH0108 |
Pre-Calculus Mathematics* or |
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| MATH0115 |
Statistics*/# |
3-5 |
| Total |
3-5
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Humanities Requirements: (9 credit hours from at least 3 disciplines including: Art, History, Literature,
Modern Language, Music, Philosophy or Theatre)
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| HIST0104 |
United States to 1877 or |
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| HIST0105 |
United States Since 1877 |
3 |
| HIST0115 |
World Civilization I or |
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| HIST0116 |
World Civilization II** |
3 |
| PHIL0103 |
Introduction to Philosophy or |
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| PHIL0105 |
Logic or |
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| PHIL0206 |
Ethics* |
3 |
| Total |
9
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Social and Behavioral Science Requirements: (6 credit hours from at least Hours
2 disciplines including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science,
Psychology, and Sociology)
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| POSC0111 |
American Government or |
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| POSC0112 |
State and Local Government |
3 |
| PSYC0101 |
Psychology* or |
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| SOSC0107 |
Sociology |
3 |
| Total |
6
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Natural and Physical Science Requirements (lecture with lab)
Natural or Physical Science Core Elective
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Natural or Physical Science Core Elective |
5
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| Total |
5
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| Foreign Language Requirement:
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Foreign Language Core Elective |
5 |
| Total |
5 |
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| Total General Education Requirements |
38-41
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Pre-Law Requirements:
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| BUSN0101 |
Accounting I |
3
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| ECON0201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3
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| ECON0202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3
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| HIST0204 |
Western Civilization I |
3 |
| HIST0205 |
Western Civilization II |
3 |
| POSC0102 |
International Relations/Foreign Policy |
3 |
| POSC0111 |
American Government |
3 |
| POSC0112 |
State and Local Government |
3 |
| Total |
24 |
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| Total hours required for an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts &
Sciences in Pre-Law Degree
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62-65
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*See course description for prerequisite.
#Depending on University transfer
**Required only if student takes HIST0116, World Civilization II, and plans to transfer to KU.