Pre-law courses

The skills needed to succeed in law school and other rigorous professional tracks can be gained in a wide range of academic disciplines across campus. Below is a sample of courses to consider for NAU students who are preparing for law school.

Some courses listed may have prerequisites. Meet with your advisor to ensure you’re prepared to take these and other courses.

Suggested courses

English

• ENG 211: Principles in Argumentation and Digital Media Writing (AHI)

Philosophy

• PHI 103: Introduction to Logic (SAS)
• PHI 223: Argument Analysis (AHI)

Communication Studies

• CST 111: Fundamentals of Public Speaking (SPW)

Additional course options

Applied Indigenous Studies

• AIS 290: Foundations of Indigenous Environmental Justice: Law, Policy and Movement (SPW)
• AIS 320: American Indian Politics and Policy (CU/E)

Business

• ACC 205: Introduction To Business Law (SPW)
• HA 335: Hospitality Law
• HA 436: Employment Law for Human Resources

Communication

• CST 217: Argumentation and Debate

Criminology and Criminal Justice

• CCJ 210: Courts and Justice
• CCJ 270: Criminal Law
• CCJ 275: Criminal Procedure
• CCJ 380: Law in America
• CCJ 390: Criminal Investigation
• CCJ 495: Wrongful Conviction

History

• HIS 191: U.S. History to 1865 (essential for anyone interested in the law) (SPW)
• HIS 192: U.S. History since 1865 (essential for anyone interested in the law) (SPW)
• HIS 293: American Indian History (CU/E)
• HIS 381: U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (for those interested in border, immigration, race and law) (CU/E)
• HIS 397: American Environmental History (SPW)
• HIS 468: Topics in U.S. History (especially “Politics and Culture in 20th-century U.S. History”)
• HIS 495: Topics in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History
• HIS 496: Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History

Philosophy

• PHI 105: Introduction to Ethics (AHI)
• PHI 301: Symbolic Logic
• PHI 347: Law and Philosophy
• PHI 357: Political Philosophy (SPW)

 Politics and International Affairs

• POS 110: American Politics (SPW)
• POS 317: Judicial Politics
• POS 355: Women, Power and Politics (CU)
• POS 358: Critical Race Theory (CU/E)
• POS 445: Constitutional Law
• POS 446: Civil Liberties

NAU Liberal Studies

Some of these courses will satisfy NAU Liberal Studies requirements. Listed in parentheses following course titles are acronyms referring to Liberal Studies areas:

• AHI = Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry
• CU = Cultural Understanding
• SAS = Science and Applied Science
• SPW = Social and Political Worlds

Meet with an advisor

Schedule an advising appointment now to see how you can get these and other meaningful courses on your academic schedule.

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