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Law, Justice, and Society minor


A minor in Law, Justice, and Society requires completion of at least 20 credits from seven 3- or 4-credit courses, as follows. In meeting the requirements of this interdisciplinary minor, a student must use at least nine (9) credits not also used to meet the requirements of any other major or minor.

1. Introduction: LJS 101

2. Distribution: Take at least 14 credits from five courses, with at least one from each of the school lists below. No more than one 100-level course may be taken from these lists and at least one course must be at the 300-level. No single course may fulfill more than one of these requirements.

a. College:
ARTH 146
BIOL 160 (CHEM 160)
CLAS 341 (LJS 341)
ENV 202
HIST 212, 310
JOUR 280, 301, 303, 344, 399 (LAW 242)
LJS 230 (POL 230), 232, 296 (ENGL 296), 345
PHIL 242 (WGSS 242), 245 (POV 245), 247 (POV 247), 252, 254 (WGGS 254), 346, 348
POV 280 (LAW 691)
REL 220 (LAW 620), 222 (LAW 655), 246 (ECON 246), 335 (LAW 615), 381 (LAW 724)
SOAN 245 (POL 245), 246 (POL 246), 253 (POV 253), 268 (POL 268)
and when appropriate and approved in advance:
ENV 295
JOUR 295
LJS 295
MRST 110
PHIL 395
POV 295, 296

b. Williams School:
ACCT 256, 304, 358, 359
BUS 135, 346, 348, 349
ECON 246 (REL 246), 281
LJS 230 (POL 230), 232
POL 230 (LJS 230), 233, 234, 236, 245 (SOAN 245), 246 (SOAN 246), 268 (SOAN 268), 342, 385, 466
and when appropriate and approved in advance:
POL 180, 295, 380

c. Law School:
JOUR 399 (LAW 242); POV 280 (LAW 392); REL 220 (LAW 620), REL 222 (LAW 655), REL 335 (LAW 315), REL 381 (LAW 323); and when appropriate and approved in advance, LJS 295.
Law courses available for the LJS 295 option are LAW 201, 203, 210, 212, 214, 221, 222, 228, 237, 252, 256, 263, 264, 266, 269, 271, 284, 287, 289, 293, 302, 304, 306, 307, 316, 320, 327, 331, 340, 371, 383, 393, 412, 430

3. Capstone: After completion of all other requirements for the minor, take one of the following: LJS 395 or 396

2. Distribution:


Take at least 14 credits from five courses, with at least one from each of the school lists below. No more than one 100-level course may be taken from these lists and at least one course must be at the 300-level. No single course may fulfill more than one of these requirements.

a. College:


c. Law School


Law courses available for the LJS 295 option are LAW 201, 203, 210, 212, 214, 221, 222, 228, 237, 252, 256, 261, 263, 264, 266, 269, 271, 284, 287, 289, 293, 302, 304, 306, 307, 316, 320, 327, 331, 340, 371, 383, 393, 416, 430

3. Capstone:


After completion of all other requirements for the minor, take one of the following: