Pre-Law Major (B.A.)

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Major Requirements:

*This major is pending final approval from Northland College’s accreditor, expected late April 2024.

All of the following:

PSY 110 - General Psychology 4 Credits
SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Credits
Five HUM, ENG, GWS, NAS, PHL, or REL Courses 15-20 Credits
HUM 292 or 492 - Internship, with placement in a law firm 3-4 Credits

Applied Law Courses: Four of the following:

BUS 342 - Business and Public Policy 3 Credits
BUS 431 - Legal & Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
NAS 100 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 Credits
NAS 211 - Native American History and Experience 3 Credits
NAS 212 - Wisconsin Indian Cultures, History, and Contemporary Issues 3 Credits
NAS 260 - Indigenous Environmental Justice 3 Credits
NAS 362 - Native Women’s Activism 3 Credits
PSY 336 - Political Psychology 3 Credits
PSY 343 - Legal Psychology 3 Credits
REL 229 - Judaism, Christianity, & Islam 3 Credits
SCD 230 - The Political Process 3 Credits
SCD 320 - The History of Planning and Development 3 Credits
SCD 342 - Policy and Econ of Climate Change 3 Credits
SOC 332 - Crime, Deviance, and Social Justice 3 Credits
SOC 381 - Undoing Racism 3 Credits

Concentrations:

Students must choose one of the two concentrations below. The Vermont Law School Concentration is completed at Vermont Law School during the student’s senior year and requires admission to the Vermont Law School.

Northland Concentration:

Three additional (3-credit or higher) courses with a HUM, ENG, GWS, NAS, PHL, or REL prefix 12-16 Credits
Of these courses, two must be at 300-level or higher
IDS 480 IDS 480 - Senior Seminar 3 Credits

Vermont Law School Concentration

Four of the Following (taken at Vermont Law School):

REQ 7104: Civil Procedure I 3 Credits
REQ 7185: Legislation and Regulation 3 Credits
REQ 7130: Contracts 4 Credits
REQ 7150: Torts 4 Credits
REQ 7112: Criminal Law 3 Credits
REQ 7112: Constitutional Law 4 Credits
REQ 7160: Property 4 Credits
REQ 7125: Legal Writing II: Theory and Practice 4 Credits