Pre-Law Concentration
| Pre-Law | 48 units | |
| POLI 150 | American Government* | 3 |
| POLI 160 | Introduction to Politics* | 3 |
| POLI 300 | Research and Writing*** | 3 |
| POLI 325 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLI 326 | Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | 3 |
| POLI 327 | Introduction to Legal Studies | 3 |
| POLI 360 | Classical Political Thought | 3 |
| POLI 363 | Modern Political Thought** | 3 |
| POLI 376 | The American Founding** | 3 |
| POLI 405 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| POLI 410 | Congress | 3 |
| POLI 415 | The Federal Judiciary | 3 |
| POLI 496 | Senior Seminar* | 3 |
| Three of the following: | ||
| BUSI 303 | Business Law | 3 |
| COMM 115 | Essentials of Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| PHIL 330 | Critical Thinking and Informal Logic | 3 |
| SOC 455 | Crime and Delinquency | 3 |
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*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement. **Meets a General Studies elective requirement. ***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement. |
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Benefits and distinctives:
- Prepares students to succeed in law school
- Teaches students to think, read, and write critically, which is the best preparation for the rigors of law school
Graduate school opportunities:
This major prepares students to continue their education. Graduates attend schools such as:
- Arizona State University
- Harvard University
- Pepperdine University
- University of Chicago
What about internships?
Each semester, a number of APU students participate in the American Studies Program in Washington, DC. In addition to taking classes, these students complete internships related to their interests, often in government offices and agencies. Recent internships include conducting research for Judge Robert Bork, helping to draft legislation, and working in offices in the executive branch of government and for members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“At APU I have been able to see the relation between human behavior and political organization as well as the manifestation of Christian truth in political thought.”
Matthew Bemis ’08
Pre-law
