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Program checklist · BA

Legal Studies BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.1002
Credits (computed from items)
278
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_47c9a191
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Legal Studies Core (9 credits)

      4 items
      1. HIS 161LR
        United States History I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HIS 162LR
        US History II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 101LEC
        Introduction to American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. SOC 101LEC
        Introduction to Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Introductory Course (3 credits)

      7 items
      1. AAS 293SEM
        Race, Law, and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HIS 216LEC
        Crime and Punishment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 105LEC
        Contemporary Moral Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHI 162LEC
        Law, Morality, Authority
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PSC 215LEC
        Law and the Political Process
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PSC 225LEC
        Equality and Justice in the United States
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PSC 293SEM
        Race and the Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Analytical Skills Course (3-4 credits)

      11 items
      1. CEP 207LR
        Introduction to Statistics and Computing
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. PHI 115LEC
        Critical Thinking
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 200LEC
        Empirical Political Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSC 408LLB
        Basic Statistics for Social Science
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. PSY 207LLB
        Psychological Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. PSY 350LEC
        Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. SOC 293LEC
        Social Research Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. SOC 294LR
        Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. SSC 213LEC
        Social Research Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. STA 119LEC
        Statistical Methods Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. STA 119REC
        Statistical Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      One Advanced Course (3 credits)

      3 items
      1. PSC 301LEC
        Cases in Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 302LEC
        Protecting Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 303LEC
        Constitutional Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Six Additional Advanced Courses (18 credits)

      26 items
      1. GGS 325SEM
        Violence in a Gendered World
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. GGS 353SEM
        Gender and the Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 338LEC
        Law and Morality
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSC 301LEC
        Cases in Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PSC 302LEC
        Protecting Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PSC 303LEC
        Constitutional Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PSC 304LEC
        Legislative Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PSC 305LEC
        Judicial Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PSC 339LEC
        International Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. PSC 350LEC
        Human Rights
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. PSC 362LEC
        Native American Law and Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. PSC 401LEC
        Advanced Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. PSC 406SEM
        Supreme Court Seminar
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. SOC 307LEC
        Criminology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. SOC 311LEC
        Drugs and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. SOC 317LEC
        Criminal Justice Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. SOC 319LEC
        Juvenile Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. SOC 337LEC
        Sociology of Punishment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. SOC 343LEC
        Gender & Crime
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. SOC 345LEC
        Sociology of Deviance
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. SOC 357LEC
        Race, Crime, & Criminal Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. SOC 366LEC
        Crime & Popular Culture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      23. SOC 373LEC
        Law & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. SSC 406LEC
        Law and the Environment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      25. SSC 443SEM
        Law, Legal Writing and Advocacy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. SSC 496TUT
        Internship
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Two English Courses (6 credits)

      3 items
      1. One ENG course at the 200, 300 or 400 level
        Not resolved to a course
      2. One ENG course at the 300 or 400 level
        Not resolved to a course
      3. The following courses may not be used: ENG 301 , ENG 495 , ENG 496 , ENG 497 , ENG 498 and ENG 499 .
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

      0 items

        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Distinction

          0 items

            Curricular Plan

            41 items
            1. UB Seminar
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. PSC 101LEC
              Introduction to American Politics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. HIS 161LR
              United States History I OR HIS 162LR - US History II
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            7. SOC 101LEC
              Introduction to Sociology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            9. Math and Quantitative Reasoning
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            10. Introductory Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            11. Analytical Skills Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            12. Scientific Literacy 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            13. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            14. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            15. ENG 200
              level Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            16. ENG 300
              level course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            17. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            18. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            19. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            20. Scientific Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            21. Scientific Lab
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            22. Communication Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            23. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            24. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            25. PSC 301LEC
              Cases in Civil Liberties OR PSC 302LEC - Protecting Civil Liberties OR PSC 303LEC - Constitutional Law
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            26. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            27. UBC 399MNT
              UB Curriculum Capstone
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            28. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            29. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            30. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            31. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            32. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            33. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            34. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            35. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            36. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            37. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            38. Advanced Course
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            39. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            40. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            41. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
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