Legal Studies

Legal Studies provides an introduction to legal ideas, legal institutions, and the legal process, with the aim of developing in its students the ability to think clearly and analyze arguments and claims critically.

The Legal studies major is not a pre-law program; it was not designed to prepare students for admission to law schools or for work in the legal profession, and it does not provide paralegal training.

Lower Division Prerequisites for the Legal Studies Major

• One distinct course in each of the following areas: Statistics, Philosophy, History, Social/Behavioral Sciences. A list of acceptable UC courses is available at the department.

Note: The lower division course work indicated above must be completed on a letter-graded basis with an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better prior to declaration of major. Two areas must be completed before declaration.