Bachelor in Prelaw
University of Redlands
Key Information
Campus location
Redlands, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 53,716 *
Application deadline
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* Fall, Spring, and May terms
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Introduction
The prelaw program prepares students for law school through a broad base of interdisciplinary courses.
Degree Programs
Major Emphasis
Students should plan a major in a specific discipline in consultation with their advisors. Typically the major would be from one of the following departments: economics, government, history, English, philosophy, or sociology, and anthropology.
Recommended Central Courses
We recommend that prelaw students select a minimum of eight courses from the following list:
- ACCT 210 Principles of Financial Accounting and Reporting
- ACCT 220 Principles of Managerial Accounting
- BUS 226 The Rise of American Capitalism
- BUS 240 Business Law
- BUS 310 Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
- BUS 353 Financial Management
- ECON 101 Principles of Economics
- ECON 350 Microeconomic Theory
- ENGL 126 Literary Inquiries
- ENGL 130 Literature of the Americas
- ENGL 161 Studies in Literature: Law and Literature
- ENGL 230 American Jewish Literature
- ENGL 233 African American Literature
- ENGL 237 Immigrant Literature
- ENGL 256 Native American Literature
- ENGL 309 Writing in the Public Sphere
- POLI 111 Introduction to American Politics
- POLI 208 California Politics
- POLI 212 Classic Political Thought
- POLI 306 Constitutional Law: National and State Powers
- POLI 307 Constitutional Law: Liberty and Authority
- HIST 121 American Civilization I
- HIST 122 American Civilization II
- PHIL 110 Contemporary Moral Issues
- PHIL 130 Reasoning and Logic
- PHIL 130 Reasoning and Logic
- PHIL 320 Ethics and Law
- SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Speech
- SPCH 111 Contemporary Oral Argumentation
Recommended Elective Courses
Students are advised to take at least five courses in this area, taking care not to duplicate courses in the Liberal Arts Foundation or those from the major. (Specific courses are determined by students in consultation with their advisors.)
- BUS 354 Investments
- BUS 336 International Business
- BUS 361 Ethical Dilemmas in Management
- BUS 421 Corporate Finance
- BUS 450 The European Union
- ECON 254 Economics of the Public Sector
- ECON 452 Industrial Organization and Public Policy
- ECON 455 Environmental and Resource Economics
- ENGL 210 Poetry
- ENGL 216 Poetry East-West
- ENGL 221 Shakespeare to 1600
- ENGL 222 Shakespeare after 1600
- ENGL 233 African American Literature
- ENGL 251 Postcolonial Literature and Criticism
- POLI 123 Introduction to World Politics
- POLI 214 Modern Political Thought
- POLI 220 European Politics and Development
- POLI 244 International Law and Organization
- POLI 304 Congress
- POLI 308 U.S. Presidency
- POLI 318 American Political Thought and Practice
- HIST 111 European Civilization: Early Modern
- HIST 112 European Civilization: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology
- SOAN 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOAN 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- SOAN 205 Social Issues
- SOAN 426 Political Economy
- SPCH 200 Forensics
General Education Requirements
General Education is a broad description of the curriculum that embodies our commitment to a liberal arts education at the University of Redlands. Our general education conveys the range of fields of study, ways of thinking, and practices of scholarship and creativity that enable students to graduate as critical thinkers capable of innovatively and collaboratively adapting to challenges that come their way in the future.
Our general education is comprised of a Liberal Arts Inquiry (LAI) or Liberal Arts Foundation (LAF) curriculum.
- Entering first-year students and transfer students arriving with fewer than 32 credits in Fall 2018 will follow the LAI curriculum.
- All transfer and returning students with 32 credits or more (i.e., sophomores, juniors, and seniors) in Fall 2018 will follow the LAF curriculum.
Admissions
English Language Requirements
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