Legal studies is an undergraduate major in the College of Letters & Science. The program's mission is to provide a liberal education across traditional disciplines, focusing on the theory and operation of law and legal institutions. The courses in the legal studies major expose students to the many facets of law as a social phenomenon—its evolution, function, motivating ideas and effects. The major is not intended as preparation for law school because the emphasis is on exploring broadly defined questions about law from a variety of perspectives, rather than on training for the profession. The legal studies major is, however, suitable for pre-law students.

The curriculum is designed around the following five themes: Legal Institutions, Processes of Legal Order and Disorder, Law and Social Forces, Law and Culture, and Law and Theory.

Theme Group 1: Legal Institutions

Institutions are at the core of social life. They govern our interactions, distribute power and resources, and influence how we make sense of the world. Courses in this theme group focus on those institutions involved in the creation and application of law. They explore such questions as how legal institutions evolve; how legal institutions help determine the shape of law—in doctrine and in action—and how and whether, in turn, legal institutions can be shaped to create different social outcomes. Institutions are central to the studies of society and politics throughout the disciplines, and courses in the group include perspectives from history, anthropology, sociology, political science, and political theory.

Theme Group 2: Processes of Legal Order and Disorder

This theme examines the dynamics of order at the individual and societal level. In the course of this examination, students are made aware of the political and social biases that can underlie definitions of "order." This theme should also allow students to address how social and political biases relate to divisions of class, race and gender, and how the mechanisms of conflict resolution and order maintenance can be used to reinforce or challenge existing power structures.

Theme Group 3: Law and Social Forces

This theme group explores the intersection between law, social structures, and social movements. Courses in this group address social inequality, generally in the US context, grounded in ethno-racial, gender, and sexuality-based difference. At critical points, the struggle for equality has taken pointedly legal form, whether in the shape of campaigns for legislative change or recognition, or through the litigation of particular cases. Legal categories have informed social identities. Equally, changing social identities have pushed back on legal categories. Courses integrate broad social dynamics with the rise of organized social movements that use law as an arena in which to reassess social life and values.

Theme Group 4: Law and Culture

This theme group introduces students to legal thought, institutions, and practices beyond mainstream or contemporary legal systems, specifically modern Euro-American legal cultures. Courses in this theme group present either culturally based challenges to mainstream modern legal systems or legal systems that are culturally or historically distinct from them. The comparative study of distinct legal traditions and movements forces us to reexamine the cultural presuppositions embedded in modern legal systems, revealing both good reasons for defending mainstream Euro-American laws and arguments and models for changing or questioning prevailing systems. Courses examine historical developments in or affecting law, non-Western legal thought or traditions, and the effect of cultural institutions such as religion, literature, or media on law.

Theme Group 5: Law and Theory

Many theoretical and philosophical questions are articulated as propositions about law: its nature, sources, contents, and relations to other aspects of social life. While only some philosophers or social, political or legal theorists work specifically in the area of "legal theory," almost all work in any of these areas contributes to our understanding of the sources and nature of law, legal institutions and legal practices, and for many theorists, explicit discussions of law are central elements of their work. Courses in this theme group focus on the ways in which "law" is treated as a working concept or as a subject of study in theoretical works, and conversely on how understandings drawn from theoretical writings inform our own understanding of law in all its dimensions.

Requirements to Declare the Major

Those wishing to declare the major should schedule an appointment with the legal studies advisor.

To declare the legal studies major, students must complete three (3) prerequisite courses with grades of C or better. Students may be exempt from COMM-A by their English Placement score and from QR-A by their Math Placement score. 

The three prerequisite courses consist of:

• a Communication A course;
• a Quantitative Reasoning A course; and
• one "Gateway Course" chosen from the list below.

GATEWAY COURSES

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		3-4
LEGAL ST/SOC 131	Criminal Justice in America
LEGAL ST/POLI SCI 217	Law, Politics and Society

University General Education Requirements

All undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are required to fulfill a minimum set of common university general education requirements to ensure that every graduate acquires the essential core of an undergraduate education. This core establishes a foundation for living a productive life, being a citizen of the world, appreciating aesthetic values, and engaging in lifelong learning in a continually changing world. Various schools and colleges will have requirements in addition to the requirements listed below. Consult your advisor for assistance, as needed. For additional information, see the university Undergraduate General Education Requirements section of the Guide.

University General Education Requirements

Requirements

Detail

General Education

Breadth—Humanities/Literature/Arts: 6 credits Breadth—Natural Science: 4 to 6 credits, consisting of one 4- or 5-credit course with a laboratory component; or two courses providing a total of 6 credits Breadth—Social Studies: 3 credits Communication Part A & Part B * Ethnic Studies * Quantitative Reasoning Part A & Part B * * The mortarboard symbol appears before the title of any course that fulfills one of the Communication Part A or Part B, Ethnic Studies, or Quantitative Reasoning Part A or Part B requirements.

College of Letters & Science Degree Requirements: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in the College of Letters & Science must complete all of the requirements below. The College of Letters & Science allows this major to be paired with either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree requirements.

Bachelor of Science DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

University General Education Requirements

Requirements	Detail
Mathematics	Complete two courses of 3+ credits at the Intermediate or Advanced level in MATH, COMP SCI, or STAT subjects. A maximum of one course in each of COMP SCI and STAT subjects counts toward this requirement.
Foreign Language	Complete the third unit of a foreign language.
L&S Breadth	Complete: • 12 credits of Humanities, which must include at least 6 credits of Literature; and • 12 credits of Social Science; and • 12 credits of Natural Science, which must include 6 credits of Biological Science and 6 credits of Physical Science.
Liberal Arts and Science Coursework	Complete at least 108 credits.
Depth of Intermediate/Advanced Coursework	Complete at least 60 credits at the Intermediate or Advanced level.
Major	Declare and complete at least one major.
Total Credits	Complete at least 120 credits.
UW-Madison Experience	Complete both: • 30 credits in residence, overall, and • 30 credits in residence after the 86th credit.
Quality of Work	• 2.000 in all coursework at UW–Madison • 2.000 in Intermediate/Advanced level coursework at UW–Madison

Non–L&S Students PURSUING AN L&S MAJOR

Non–L&S students who have permission from their school/college to pursue an additional major within L&S only need to fulfill the major requirements. They do not need to complete the L&S Degree Requirements above.

Requirements for the Major

11 total courses in the following categories. 

Please note: No more than four (4) courses from any single SUBJECT (e.g., POLI SCI) may count toward the legal studies major; this restriction does not apply to LEGAL ST courses or courses cross-listed with LEGAL ST. 

Theme:  legal institutions

Two courses required from:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Theme Group 1: Legal Institutions
ELPA 502	Workshop in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (Topic: Law and Public Educ)	1-3
ELPA 640	Legal Rights and Responsibilities for Teachers	1-3
GEN BUS 301	Business Law	3
GEN BUS 302	Business Organizations and Negotiable Instruments	3
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  261	American Legal History to 1860	3
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  262	American Legal History, 1860 to the Present	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Topic: Law, Justice and Climate Change)	3
LEGAL ST 409	Human Rights in Law and Society	3
LEGAL ST/​SOC  415	The Legal Profession	3-4
LEGAL ST 444	Law in Action	3
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Topic: Courts, Constitutionalism and Human Rights)	3
LEGAL ST/​LAW/​SOC  641	Sociology of Law	3-4
POLI SCI 309	Civil Liberties in the United States	3-4
POLI SCI 311	United States Congress	3-4
POLI SCI 340	The European Union: Politics and Political Economy	3-4
POLI SCI 347	Terrorism	3
POLI SCI 354	International Institutions and World Order	3-4
POLI SCI 356	Principles of International Law	3-4
POLI SCI 401	Selected Topics in Political Science (Topic: Legal Writing)	3-4
POLI SCI 401	Selected Topics in Political Science (Topic: Global Access to Justice)	3-4
POLI SCI 408	The American Presidency	3-4
POLI SCI 411	The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government	4
POLI SCI 412	The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties	4
POLI SCI 414	The Supreme Court as a Political Institution	3
POLI SCI 415	The Separation of Powers and Federal Courts	3
POLI SCI 417	The American Judicial System	3-4
POLI SCI/​PUB AFFR  419	Administrative Law	3-4
POLI SCI 432	Comparative Legal Institutions	3-4
POLI SCI/​INTL ST  434	The Politics of Human Rights	3-4
POLI SCI/​INTL ST  439	The Comparative Study of Genocide	3-4
POLI SCI 470	The First Amendment	3-4
POLI SCI 510	Politics of Government Regulation	3-4
POLI SCI 538	Politics and Policies in the European Union	3-4
POLI SCI 601	Proseminar: Topics in Political Science (Topic: Supreme Court)	3
POLI SCI 635	Comparative Politics of Sport	3-4

THEME DISTRIBUTION

Four courses from at least three of the following Theme groups.

Process of Legal Order and Disorder

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Theme 2: Processes of Legal Order & Disorder
COM ARTS 371	Communication and Conflict Resolution	3
COM ARTS 671	Communication and Social Conflict	3
ENVIR ST/​PL PATH  368	Environmental Law, Toxic Substances, and Conservation	2
HISTORY 344	The Age of the American Revolution, 1763-1789	3-4
INTL ST 601	Topics in Global Security (Topic: International Criminal Justice: Models & Practice)	1-4
LEGAL ST/​L I S  460	Surveillance, Privacy, and Police Powers	3
LEGAL ST/SOC 694	Criminal Justice Field Observation	2-3
POLI SCI 314	Criminal Law and Justice	3-4
PSYCH 526	The Criminal Mind: Forensic and Psychobiological Perspectives	4
PSYCH 601	Current Topics in Psychology (*Juv Delin)	3
R M I 615	Liability Risk Management	3
SOC 421	Processes of Deviant Behavior	3-4
SOC 441	Criminology	3-4
SOC 446	Juvenile Delinquency	3-4

Law and Social Forces

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Theme 3: Law & Social Forces
AFROAMER/​GEN&WS  625	Gender, Race and the Civil Rights Movement	3
AFROAMER 671	Selected Topics in Afro-American History (*Crim Blkns; Race & Inprison)	3
AFROAMER 673	Selected Topics in Afro-American Society (*Race and Policing )	3
AMER IND 450	Issues in American Indian Studies (*Indigenous Rights *Nat Resources *Fed Ind Law *Ind Child Welfare)	3
ECON 522	Law and Economics	3-4
ENVIR ST 349	Climate Change Governance	3
ENVIR ST/​GEOG  439	US Environmental Policy and Regulation	3-4
HISTORY 408	American Labor History: 1900-Present	3-4
GEN&WS 424	Women's International Human Rights	3
HISTORY 500	Reading Seminar in History (*Chinese Law)	3
HISTORY/​AFROAMER  628	History of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States	3
LEGAL ST/​JEWISH/​RELIG ST  203	Jewish Law, Business, and Ethics	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Civil Rights)	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Impacts of Social Legal Issues on Health)	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Law, Sexuality and Society)	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Neighborhoods, Crime and Punishment)	3
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Wrongful Convictions)	3
LEGAL ST/GEN&WS 422	Women and the Law	3
LEGAL ST/​GEN&WS/​SOC  425	Crime, Gender and Justice	3
LEGAL ST/​ENVIR ST/​HISTORY  430	Law and Environment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives	3
LEGAL ST/​CHICLA/​SOC  440	Ethnicity, Race, and Justice	3-4
LEGAL ST/​CHICLA/​SOC  443	Immigration, Crime, and Enforcement	3-4
LEGAL ST/​L I S  645	Intellectual Freedom	3
LEGAL ST/​L I S  663	Introduction to Cyberlaw	3
POLI SCI/​INTL ST  434	The Politics of Human Rights	3-4
PSYCH 311	Issues in Psychology (*Psychology of Law)	1-4
PSYCH 401	Psychology, Law, and Social Policy	3
PSYCH 601	Current Topics in Psychology (*Legal Psych)	3
SOC/​ASIAN AM  220	Ethnic Movements in the United States	3-4

Law and Culture

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Theme 4: Law & Culture
ANTHRO 350	Political Anthropology	3-4
ANTHRO 448	Anthropology of Law	3
COMP LIT 203	Introduction to Cross-Cultural Literary Forms (*Law & Lit *Prison & the dream of freed)	3
COMP LIT 350	Problems in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (*Literature and Prison *Literature & Prison) 1	3-4
COMP LIT 500	The Comparative In and Beyond Comparative Literature (*Guilt) 1	3
ENGL 142	Mystery and Crime Fiction	3
HISTORY 201	The Historian's Craft (*Shanghai Life)	3-4
HISTORY 500	Reading Seminar in History (*Chinese Law)	3
ILS 371	Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts and Humanities (*Books by Crooks)	3
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (*Criminal Justice and Popular Culture)	3-4
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  477	History of Forensic Science	3
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  510	Legal Pluralism	3
LITTRANS 236	Bascom Course-In Translation (*Extreme Stories )	3
LITTRANS 324	Topics in Scandinavian Literature (*Criminal Utopias)	3-4

Law and Theory

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Theme 5: Law & Theory
HISTORY/​LEGAL ST  476	Medieval Law and Society	3
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 426	The History of Punishment	3-4
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  459	Rule of Law: Philosophical and Historical Models	3-4
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (*Jurisprudence)	3-4
JOURN 563	Law of Mass Communication	4
MED HIST/​PHILOS  558	Ethical Issues in Health Care	3
PHILOS 304	Topics in Philosophy: Humanities (Philos and Criminal Punishment)	3-4
PHILOS 341	Contemporary Moral Issues	3-4
PHILOS 559	Philosophy of Law	3
PHILOS/MED HIST/AGRONOMY/C&E SOC 565	The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology	3

Methods and Research

Two courses, one each from:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Research Design
POLI SCI 170	Research Methods in Political Science
POLI SCI/​JOURN/​URB R PL  373	Introduction to Survey Research
PSYCH 225	Research Methods
SOC/​C&E SOC  357	Methods of Sociological Inquiry
Statistics
ECON 310	Statistics: Measurement in Economics
GEN BUS 306	Business Analytics I
POLI SCI 374	Introduction to Statistical Inference for Political Research
PSYCH 210	Basic Statistics for Psychology
SOC/​C&E SOC  360	Statistics for Sociologists I
STAT 301	Introduction to Statistical Methods
STAT 371	Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences

Core Perspectives

Please note: Though some courses may appear in more than one Theme Group and/or Core Perspective, a single course will only satisfy one (and only one) requirement.  Courses will not be double counted.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
One Core Perspective course:
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  261	American Legal History to 1860
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 262	American Legal History, 1860 to the Present
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Law, Justice and Climate Change)
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Civil Rights)
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Law, Sexuality and Society)
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Neighborhoods, Crime and Punishment)
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Wrongful Convictions)
LEGAL ST 409	Human Rights in Law and Society
LEGAL ST/​GEN&WS/​SOC  425	Crime, Gender and Justice
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 426	The History of Punishment
LEGAL ST/​CHICLA/​SOC  440	Ethnicity, Race, and Justice
LEGAL ST/​CHICLA/​SOC  443	Immigration, Crime, and Enforcement
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Courts, Constitutionalism and Human Rights)
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Jurisprudence and Social Issues)
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Criminal Justice and Popular Culture)
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  459	Rule of Law: Philosophical and Historical Models
LEGAL ST/​L I S  460	Surveillance, Privacy, and Police Powers
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  477	History of Forensic Science
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 510	Legal Pluralism
LEGAL ST 600	Special Topics in Legal Studies
LEGAL ST/SOC 641	Sociology of Law
Electives
Choose either a Senior Thesis...
LEGAL ST 681 & LEGAL ST 682	Senior Honors Thesis and Senior Honors Thesis
LEGAL ST 691 & LEGAL ST 692	Senior Thesis and Senior Thesis
POLI SCI 681 & POLI SCI 682	Senior Honors Thesis and Senior Honors Thesis
... or two additional Theme courses from above

NON-US LEGAL SYSTEMS

At least two courses in the major must have substantial content dealing with countries or cultures outside the United States. For this requirement, a course can count both for purposes of meeting the Distribution requirement above and the Non-US Legal Systems requirement. The following courses fulfill the non-US Legal Systems requirement:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Two Non US Legal Systems courses:
ANTHRO 350	Political Anthropology	3-4
ANTHRO 448	Anthropology of Law	3
COMP LIT 203	Introduction to Cross-Cultural Literary Forms (Topic: Law and Literature)	3
COMP LIT 205	Intro to Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity, In & Beyond the U.S. (Topic: Prison and the Dream of Freedom)	3
COMP LIT 350	Problems in Comparative Literatures and Cultures (Topic: Literature and Prison)	3-4
COMP LIT 500	The Comparative In and Beyond Comparative Literature (Topic: Guilt)	3
GEN&WS 424	Women's International Human Rights	3
HISTORY 201	The Historian's Craft (Topic: Shanghai Life and Crime)	3-4
HISTORY 500	Reading Seminar in History (Topic: Chinese Law)	3
INTL ST 601	Topics in Global Security (Topic: International Criminal Justice)	1-4
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Law, Sexuality and Society)	3-4
LEGAL ST 400	Topics in Legal Studies and the Social Sciences (Law, Justice and Climate Change)	3-4
LEGAL ST 409	Human Rights in Law and Society	3
LEGAL ST/SOC 425	Crime, Gender and Justice	3
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 426	The History of Punishment	3-4
LEGAL ST/​ENVIR ST/​HISTORY  430	Law and Environment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives	3
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Topic: Criminal Justice and Popular Culture)	3-4
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Courts, Constitutionalism and Human Rights)	3-4
LEGAL ST 450	Topics in Legal Studies and the Humanities (Topic: Jewish Law)	3-4
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  459	Rule of Law: Philosophical and Historical Models	3-4
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  476	Medieval Law and Society	3
LEGAL ST/​HISTORY  477	History of Forensic Science	3
LEGAL ST/HISTORY 510	Legal Pluralism	3
LEGAL ST 600	Special Topics in Legal Studies	1-3
LITTRANS 236	Bascom Course-In Translation (Topic: Extreme Stories)	3
LITTRANS 324/SCAND ST 436	Topics in Scandinavian Literature (Topic: Criminal Utopias)	3-4
POLI SCI 340	The European Union: Politics and Political Economy	3-4
POLI SCI 347	Terrorism	3
POLI SCI 354	International Institutions and World Order	3-4
POLI SCI 356	Principles of International Law	3-4
POLI SCI 401	Selected Topics in Political Science (Topic: Global Access to Justice)	3-4
POLI SCI 432	Comparative Legal Institutions	3-4
POLI SCI/​INTL ST  434	The Politics of Human Rights	3-4
POLI SCI/​INTL ST  439	The Comparative Study of Genocide	3-4
POLI SCI 635	Comparative Politics of Sport	3-4

Residence and Quality of Work

• 2.000 GPA in all LEGAL ST and major courses
• 2.000 GPA on 15 upper-level major credits, taken in residence¹
• 15 credits in LEGAL ST and courses for the major, taken on campus

Honors in the Major

Students may apply for admission to Honors in the Legal Studies Major in consultation with the Legal Studies undergraduate advisor(s).

Honors in the Legal Studies Major: Entrance Requirements

• Declaration of the legal studies major
• A 3.300 University GPA
• A 3.500 GPA for all LEGAL ST courses, and all courses accepted in the major
• Completion of or current enrollment in, for Honors credit, at least one course accepted in the major

Honors in the Legal Studies Major: Requirements

To earn Honors in the Major in Legal Studies, students must satisfy both the requirements for the major (above) and the following additional requirements:

• Earn a 3.300 University GPA
• Earn a 3.500 GPA for all LEGAL ST courses, and all courses accepted in the major
• Complete the research design and statistics requirements for the regular major prior to enrollment in the Senior Honors Thesis (typically junior year)
• Complete 15 credits in the major, taken for Honors, earning a B or better grade in each course
• Complete a two-semester Senior Honors thesis in LEGAL ST 681 and LEGAL ST 682, for a total of 6 credits.

Footnotes

1	Upper-level in the major includes all LEGAL ST and major courses that are designated Intermediate or Advanced level.

University Degree Requirements

University General Education Requirements

Requirements	Detail
Total Degree	To receive a bachelor's degree from UW–Madison, students must earn a minimum of 120 degree credits. The requirements for some programs may exceed 120 degree credits. Students should consult with their college or department advisor for information on specific credit requirements.
Residency	Degree candidates are required to earn a minimum of 30 credits in residence at UW–Madison. "In residence" means on the UW–Madison campus with an undergraduate degree classification. “In residence” credit also includes UW–Madison courses offered in distance or online formats and credits earned in UW–Madison Study Abroad/Study Away programs.
Quality of Work	Undergraduate students must maintain the minimum grade point average specified by the school, college, or academic program to remain in good academic standing. Students whose academic performance drops below these minimum thresholds will be placed on academic probation.

1. Analyze and articulate their own arguments about how social, political, and cultural phenomena shape law and legal systems.
2. Analyze and articulate their own arguments about the social, political, and cultural impacts of law at the societal and individual levels.
3. Demonstrate knowledge about how legal ideas and ideologies have changed over time and have shaped law and legal systems.
4. Demonstrate their abilities to find, interpret, and utilize resources relevant to law and society.
5. Demonstrate their abilities to analyze information, to write clearly and persuasively, and to construct original arguments.

Sample Four-Year Plan

This Sample Four-Year Plan is a tool to assist students and their advisor(s). Students should use it—along with their DARS report, the Degree Planner, and Course Search & Enroll tools—to make their own four-year plan based on their placement scores, credit for transferred courses and approved examinations, and individual interests. As students become involved in athletics, honors, research, student organizations, study abroad, volunteer experiences, and/or work, they might adjust the order of their courses to accommodate these experiences. Students will likely revise their own four-year plan several times during college.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Communication A (complete during the first year)	3	Ethnic Studies (complete within first 60 credits)	3
Quantitative Reasoning A (complete during the first year)	3	Humanities Breadth	3
Foreign Language (if needed)	3-4	Biological Science Breadth	3
LEGAL ST/​SOC  131 or 217	3-4	Foreign Language (if needed for the B.A.)	3-4
First-Year Seminar (optional)	1	I/A COMP SCI, MATH, or STAT (if required for the BS)	3-4
	13		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Legal Studies Theme Course	3	Legal Studies Theme Course	3
Literature Breadth	3	Communication B	3-4
Statistics (also satisfies Quantitative Reasoning B)	3-4	Research Design requirement	3-4
Science Breadth	3	Physical Science Breadth	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
	15		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Legal Studies Theme Course	4	Legal Studies Theme Course	4
Legal Studies Theme Course (non US focus)	3	Legal Studies Theme Course (non US focus)	3
Literature Breadth	3	Humanities Breadth	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Science Breadth	3	Elective	3
	16		16
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Additional Theme Course or First Semester Senior Thesis	3	Additional Theme Course or Second Semester Senior Thesis	3
Core Perspectives Course	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
	15		15
Total Credits 120

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