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Online Pre-law Summer Series - Curriculum

June 18 - 22 (Online)

PS 126: Introductory Course (3 credits)

Students are required to complete this course in order to enroll in the other courses that complete the series. The schedule is intense (see syllabus below) with the following outcomes:

• General introduction to the role of the law and the lawyer in our society as advocate and social engineer as well as the formidable training required to enter the profession
• Distinct and individual advising opportunities for the students
• Overview of the legal systems, both criminal and civil

By the end of this course, students will have obtained the fundamental background information that will provide a stable and strong basis for their further legal education.

Learn more about this course by reading the syllabus.

June 25 - Aug. 17 (Online)

WR 329: Writing for Law and Law School (3 credits)

In this course, students will analyze their writing strengths and weaknesses, increase logical, grammatical, usage, and sentence-level correctness in their writing, improve the rhetorical and structural sophistication of their writing, and document and examine the life and work experiences that make them compelling law school candidates.

Learn more about this course by reading the syllabus.

PS 321: American Constitutional Law (4 credits)

Students will analyze the powers of the judiciary, the executive and the legislature, as well as discuss issues of interstate commerce and federalism. Through this course students will gain:

• Knowledge of the Constitution and its possible interpretations
• An understanding of the Supreme Court, the role it plays in our government and the legal and political facets of this role
• An in depth review of the role of other institutions in creating meaning for parts of the Constitution both in the earlier period of our country's development and in the modern era

June 25 - Sept. 7 (Online)

PHL 321: Deductive Logic (4 credits)

This course covers the basics of symbolic deductive logic, treating it as a language just like any other, with a new vocabulary, syntax and grammar. By translating arguments into symbolic deductive logic we are able to see more clearly when a set of beliefs is internally consistent, and whether an argument supporting a claim is valid and why. The course will have special interest for those students in law, physics, mathematics, engineering, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science, but almost everyone gains something useful by learning logic. Students who successfully complete the course will have a working familiarity with the principles and procedures of deductive logic, symbolized at the level of both sentences and predicates. 

Learn more about this course by reading the syllabus.

Tuition: All courses follow Ecampus online tuition rates