Criminal & Legal Studies - Legal Studies
8 Semester Plan
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
|
CS1 |
| IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia |
3 |
|
|
E |
| ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education |
1 |
|
X |
|
| POSC 110 – Intro to American Politics |
3 |
X |
|
D |
| SOCI 110 – Intro to Sociology |
3 |
X |
|
D |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 2 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| MATH 104 – Problem Solving |
3 |
|
|
CS3 |
| PHIL 102 – Ethical Problems OR PHIL 200–Introduction to Social Justice |
3 |
X |
|
B |
| GEP Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| GEP Natural Science |
4 |
|
|
C |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 3 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| POSC 250 or SOCI 311 |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| GEP Natural Science (IDIS 160 or EXSS 200) |
3 |
|
|
C |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 4 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| Technology Fluency Course |
3 |
|
TF |
|
| GEP Identity & Difference Course |
3 |
|
|
F |
| Legal Studies Group 1 Elective (1 of 3) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Legal Studies Group 2 Elective (1 of 4) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 5 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| ENGL 308 or 338 – Advanced Writing |
3 |
|
|
CS2 |
| POSC 422 – Constitutional Law |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP FSU Colloquia II |
3 |
|
|
E |
| Legal Studies Group 2 Elective (2 of 4) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 6 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| POSC 423 – Civil Rights and Liberties |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Legal Studies Group 1 Elective (2 of 3) |
3 |
X |
|
|
Legal Studies Group 2 Elective (3 of 4)
Logic 300 if taking LSAT |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 7 - Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
Legal Studies Group 1 Elective (2 of 3)
PHIL 312–Legal Reasoning & Mock
Trial if applying to law school |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Legal Studies Group 2 Elective (3 of 4) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Legal Studies Elective (1 of 1) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 8 - Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| PHIL 410** - Philosophy of Law |
3 |
X |
|
|
| POSC 489 – LASO Capstone |
1 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
13 |
**Spring Only |
Total Credits: 120
Updated by/date: Dr. Scott Johnson, Political Science, 4/2/2025
