Pre-Law Minor
Minors are an important part of the undergraduate curriculum. If students declare a minor by sophomore year, they can usually complete it in a timely manner. Students should work with their advisor to determine if it is possible that the minor can be completed by graduation.
To receive a minor, a student must complete at least 9 credit hours of coursework distinct from their major(s) and from other minors, and students must complete more than 50% of the coursework required for the minor at Canisius. Please note that “ancillary/supporting” courses required for a major may still count as distinct courses as long as the remaining coursework still meets the 30 credit-hours required for a major. For more information about minor policies, please see the Declaring Majors and Minors page in the catalog.
Curriculum
Eighteen (18) credit hours from the list of approved courses. No more than two (2) elective courses may be from a single subject code (e.g., PSC, CRJ).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSC 320 | American Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| PSC 321 | American Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| PHI 225 | Logic | 3 |
| Electives Courses | 9 | |
| Choose 3 courses, no more than two (2) elective courses may be from a single subject code (e.g., PSC, CRJ) | ||
| Criminal Law and Procedure (9 credits - no more than two (2) elective courses may be from a single subject code (e.e., PSC, CRJ)) | ||
| Criminal Courts | ||
| Legal Writing and Advocacy I | ||
| Legal Writing and Advocacy II | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Law and Literature | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Introduction to Corporate Finance | ||
| History of the United States: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction | ||
| History of the United States: 1877 to the Present | ||
| From Jamestown to Yorktown: Making the United States | ||
| From Washington to Lincoln: The Making of American Democracy | ||
| African American History | ||
| British Monarchy | ||
| Historian's Craft | ||
| A United Kingdom? From Britons to Brexit | ||
| The American Revolution | ||
| New York State History | ||
| The Civil War Era | ||
| Introduction to Journalism | ||
| Business and Commercial Law | ||
| Business Organizations and Commercial Paper | ||
| Mock Trial | ||
| Legal Reasoning, Writing and Advocacy | ||
| Human Resources Management | ||
| Employee and Labor Relations | ||
| Justice | ||
| Ethics: Traditions in Moral Reasoning | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| American Political Process | ||
| Comparative Government and Politics | ||
| Race, Law, and Politics | ||
| Congress and the Legislative Process | ||
| U.S. Presidency | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Individual upper-level HON courses (All-College Honors Program) may be counted as electives with permission of the Raichle Pre-Law Center Director.
