Pre-Legal Studies
Associate of Arts Degree
Think you want to be a lawyer? Looking for a career that is challenging, intellectually stimulating and fulfilling? This is a great place to start exploring your interest in law.
Be exposed to a broad overview of U.S. law while providing the groundwork and educational foundation for a degree in law. This degree is also a starting point for a career as a paralegal, legal assistant, victim’s advocate or in other legal related areas.
| Course | Credits |
| Intro to Federal Indian Law | 3 |
| Politics and Judicial Process | 3 |
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Criminal Legal Procedures | 3 |
| Criminal Law | 3 |
| Law of Evidence | 3 |
| Research in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Business Law I | 3 |
Students must choose twelve (12) credits from the following list of approved electives; student should not take more than three (3) credits from any one elective program area (i.e. take only one AIST, ENGL, or POLS course).
| Course | Credits |
| American Indians in Contemporary Society or American Indian Literature | 3 |
| Intro to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 |
| World Literature or Intro to Shakespeare | 3 |
| Environmental Law | 3 |
| History of Islam | 3 |
| Logic I: Critical Thinking | 3 |
| World Political Cultures or International Relations & World Politics | 3 |
| Sociological Principles | 3 |
Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.
| Course | Credits |
| Writing Level I | 3 |
| American & Wyoming Government | 3 |
| Arts | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Lab Science | 4 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Oral Communications | 3 |
| University Studies | 1 |