Students who do best on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) are those who major in a traditional liberal arts major where they develop certain general skills and abilities. These skills include a high degree of proficiency in written and oral expression, critical and comprehensive reading, logical analysis, a critical understanding of the development of ideas and social institutions especially United States government and law, and a capacity to make sound value judgments.
Students interested in law should consult with the pre-law advisor (political science) as they plan their programs.
The Ohio Dominican undergraduate preparation in pre-law completes all of the general distribution requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students in this program earn a major in political science with pre-law. Elective credits are used to fulfill program requirements that are in addition to the general distribution requirements. Substitutions for general distribution requirements may be made in consultation with the pre-law advisor.
| Courses |
Credits |
Prerequisites/Corerequisites
See course descriptions |
| Philosophy and Theology (core curriculum): |
16 |
|
| PHL 101 Introduction to Logic (4) |
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| PHL 242 Applied Ethics (4) |
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| THL 201 The Prophets of Israel (4) |
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| THL 203 The Gospels (4) |
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| Fine Arts (core curriculum): |
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| Select two courses from the following: |
8 |
|
| ART 150 History of Western Art I (4) |
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| ART 151 History of Western Art II (4) |
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| THR 348a TS: The Tragic Vision (4) |
|
ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
| THR 348b TS: The Comic Vision (4) |
| ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
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| Language (core curriculum): |
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| LAT 110 Elementary Latin I |
4 |
|
| LAT 111 Elementary Latin II |
4 |
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| Literature (core curriculum): |
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| Select two courses from the following: |
8 |
|
| ENG 213 Literary Discourse (4) |
| ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
| ENG 460 The Age of Chaucer (4) |
| ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
| ENG 463 The Age of Shakespeare (4) |
| ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
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| Social and Behavioral Sciences (core curriculum): |
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| Select two courses from the following: |
8 |
|
| HST 106 World History I (4) |
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| HST 107 World History II (4) |
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| HST 231 History in the West I (4) |
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| HST 232 History in the West II (4) |
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| Select two courses from the following: |
8 |
|
| PSY 100 Intro to Psychology (4) |
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| PSY 212 Social Psychology (4) |
| PSY 100 |
| SOC 215 Deviance and Institutional
Problems (4) |
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| POL 101 The Great Issues of Politics
|
4* |
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| POL 230 The Law, Society and Polity
|
4* |
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| POL 290 Politics and Government: Process
& Issues |
4* |
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| POL 348d TS: Political Philosophy &
Western Trad. |
4* |
ENG 101-102 or 110-111 |
| POL 360 Seminar: International Politics |
4* |
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| POL 361 War & Peace: Int'l Law & Organiz. |
4* |
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| POL 365 The U.S. Presidency |
4* |
POL 290 |
| POL 498 Seminar: Political Theory and
Ideology |
4* |
Junior or Senior Standing |
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| Electives in Political Science |
8* |
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| Total Credits Required |
40 |
|
| *used to calculate the
Major GPA |
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