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Law Overview

Students should prepare for a career in law by acquiring the ability to think, write, and speak clearly. They should also cultivate a genuine concern for human institutions and values.

Though law schools require no particular undergraduate major or course of study, courses in constitutional law, business law, and criminology are available at Monmouth College. Students may also gain experience in law-related internships for college credit.

Courses in constitutional law, business law, and criminology are available.

The pre-law concentration consists of five classes, including 

PSC 395 Constitutional Issues
BUS 322 Business Law
PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic

and any two of the courses listed below:
CAT 335 Argumentation
CAT 339 Persuasion
PSC 397 States and Markets
PSC 414 American Political Thought
PHIL 310 Environmental Ethics
ECON 340 Economics and the Law
BUS 335 Mergers and Acquisitions
BUS 382 Business Law II
SOC 351 Criminology
Students may also gain experience in law-related internships for college credit.
 
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