Dec 07, 2024  
USC Catalogue 2024-2025 
    
USC Catalogue 2024-2025

Legal Studies Minor


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The minor in Legal Studies enables students to deepen their understanding of the U.S. legal system and provides them with the fundamentals of law. It combines courses in law, economics, history, philosophy, political science and public policy taught at the Gould School of Law, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and the Sol Price School of Public Policy.

The minor in Legal Studies totals 22 units, consisting of 6 required units, and 16 elective units, as detailed below. 

Elective Courses


Choose from the following courses to satisfy the remaining 16-unit requirements for the minor.

Finance, Business and Economics Option


A maximum of 4 units from the following FBE courses may be applied toward the minor in Legal Studies.

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