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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.

NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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CRWT Placement

CRWT 101 to CRWT 102

CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S

Math Placement

MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121

NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.

First Year

Fall Semester

Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
Major: LAWS 131 - LAW & SOCIETY (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY/Major: LAWS 251 - LAW, POWER AND INEQUALITY WI (Recommended)* (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 16)

Second Year

Fall Semester

General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
Gen Ed: - VALUES AND ETHICS/Major: LAWS 210 - LAW JUSTICE AND MORALITY (Recommended)* (HRS 4)
General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
School Core: SOSC 235 - HISTORY OF SOCIAL THOUGHT (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Career Pathways: PATH SS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES
Total: (HRS 16)

Third Year

Fall Semester

Major: LAWS 353 - SOCIOLEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING WI (HRS 4)
Major: LAWS Elective (HRS 4)
Major: LAWS Elective (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

Major: LAWS 321 - FIELD STUDIES: LAW AND SOCIETY (HRS 4)
School Core: Sustainability, Society and Civic Mindedness: Intro Course Outside of Major – SOCI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OR PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY OR EDUC 221 - SOCIAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATION OR ENST 209 - WORLD SUSTAINABILITY (HRS 4)
Major: LAWS Elective (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Major: LAWS 421 - SENIOR SEMINAR WI (HRS 4)
Major: LAWS Elective (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

Major: LAWS 431 - SENIOR CAPSTONE WI (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
Total: (HRS 16)

Total Credits Required: 128 credits. GPA: 2.0

NOTE: All LAWS Electives will be chosen from categorized list

WI: Writing Intensive courses needed prior to graduation

*These courses are major requirements that will double count for the GenEd, BUT only two courses in the major are allowed to double count. If you have already double counted two courses in the major for the GenEd category, you will NEED to select another course for the GenEd.

General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:

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