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Humanities - Prelaw, B.A.


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Major Code: 7186 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Delivery Mode(s): Classroom Age Restriction: No
Admission Status: Undergraduate Location(s): Main Campus - Melbourne

The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Prelaw offers the courses needed to meet the entrance requirements of law schools. Prelaw majors are able to gain a thorough grounding in a variety of academic disciplines applicable to graduate study in law. Students work with the prelaw advisor to select a course of study customized for their own needs and interests. A prelaw major contemplating admission to a law school should consult the prelaw advisor early in the program.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Prelaw require a minimum of 122 credit hours as outlined in the following requirements and sample curriculum. Any program plan selected in consultation with the student’s advisor must include Q-designated research in an agreed area to begin during the spring term of the junior year. Prelaw majors must complete a minimum of 39 credit hours of advanced coursework (3000-level and above) chosen from upper-level courses in humanities or psychology.

Candidates for a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Prelaw require a total of 122 credit hours for graduation as follows.

Computer Science (3 credit hours)


Foreign Language (12 credit hours from four courses in the same language)


Free Electives (12 credit hours)


Liberal Arts Electives (3 credit hours)


Mathematics (6 credit hours)


Physical or Life Sciences (6 credit hours)


Social Science (3 credit hours)


Prelaw (18 credit hours)


Humanities Degree Core (10 credit hours)


Includes Introduction to the Humanities (HUM 3900 ), Junior Seminar in Humanities (HUM 3905 ), Capstone Research Methods (HUM 3999 ) and Senior Capstone Project (HUM 4100 )

Humanities Electives (15 credit hours)


At least nine credit hours must be from 3000-level (or higher) HUM courses.

Freshman Year


Fall (16 credit hours)


Spring (15 credit hours)


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall (15 credit hours)


Spring (15 credit hours)


Total Credits Required: 122


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