Minor in Pre-Law
Overview
The pre-law minor provides a liberal-arts-based introduction to courses in law, government and critical reasoning as a helpful start toward graduate work in the law and related fields.
Courses
Below are the course requirements for this academic program. In addition to these program-specific requirements, all majors include Biola's traditional undergraduate core curriculum. For more program details, including a sample course sequence, visit Biola's academic catalog.
Core Courses
| HIST 307 | The Colonial Period, American Revolution, 1607–1800 |
Settlement and growth of the Anglo-American civilization; the American Revolution; growth of political, economic, social and religious institutions to 1800. Grade Mode: A. | |
| HIST 308 | American Democracy, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1800–1877 |
Nationalism and the growth of sectionalism reform movements; Manifest Destiny; disruption of American democracy, Civil War and political reconstruction to 1877. Grade Mode: A. | |
| HIST 401 | The Rise of Modern America, 1877–1920 |
Post-Civil War economic growth, immigration, trans-Mississippi settlement, industrialization, urbanization; America's rise to world power, Progressive Era and World War I. Grade Mode: A. | |
| HIST 402 | The United States Since 1920 |
| Shaping of American social, economic, political, religious and intellectual life and foreign policy in the era of the twenties, New Deal, World War II, Cold War; emphasis on America's new role in a world of global interdependence. Grade Mode: A. | |
| POSC 360 | Economic History of the United States |
| Growth and development of the American economy from the Colonial period to contemporary times. Emphasis on such dynamic factors as political, social, legal, technological and international developments affecting changes in agriculture, transportation, communication, commerce, industry and finance. Grade Mode: A. | |
| POSC 406 | Legislation |
| The mechanical rules, procedures and customs in the making of laws in American government. Grade Mode: A. | |
| POSC 410 | American Constitutional Law |
| An examination of the principles of the American Constitutional system looking primarily at U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the historical development of Constitutional Law. Attention also given to the judicial branch and its role in American government and politics, particularly its continuing interpretation of the U.S. Constitution as the framework for American democracy. Grade Mode: A. | |
| POSC 480 | Studies in Political Science |
| Specialized study in political science in such areas as American government, the U.S. Constitution, legislation, state and local government, foreign affairs, international relations, the Arab- Israel conflict, political theory, comparative governments, the American presidency, the citizen and the law, political parties, law and public administration. Notes: May be taken for a total of 12 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. | |
Elective Courses
| BUSN 361 | Business Law |
The legal and regulatory environment of business including a survey of the legal system, torts, contracts, employment and labor law, business organizations, administrative law and the regulatory process. Grade Mode: A. | |
| COMM 181 | Introduction to Argumentation and Debate |
Effective oral communication: invention, analysis, evidence, methods of attack and defense and arrangement of ideas. Notes: Approved for Core Curriculum Communication credit, and been revised and renumbered from COMM 281. Grade Mode: A. | |
| COMM 254 | Communication Theories |
| Descriptions and applications of communication theories such as symbolic interaction, relational theories, narrative paradigm and selected group operational theories. Grade Mode: A. | |