Department of Criminology
&
Department of Political Science
CERTIFICATE IN LEGAL STUDIES
Requirements:
• Open to all students
• Minimum of 2.5 GPA in all Certificate courses
Students must complete 12 units of upper division classes in legal studies from the
following courses:
Three units from the following classes offered by the Department of Political Science:
PLSJ 170 Constitutional Law: The Federal Structure
PLSJ 171 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
And
Three units from the following classes offered by the Department of Political Science:
PLSI 154 Congressional Politics
PLSJ 160 State and Local Government
PLSJ 170 or 171 whichever class is not taken in cluster one.
PLSI 174 Politics and the Court
PLSJ 179T Seminar in Public Law
Six units from the following classes offered by the Department of Criminology:
CRIM 117 Criminal Legal Process
CRIM 127 Advanced Criminal Legal Process
CRIM 118 Individual Rights in the Criminal Justice System
CRIM 177 Legal Policy in Victim Services
Those students who successfully complete the Legal Studies Certificate will have the
opportunity to compete for the Fresno State Moot Court Team. This is a specialized class
in which students prepare for and argue a mock appellate court case.
Pre-Law Advisors:
Professor Harvey Wallace. Department of Criminology 278-4223
Professor Yishaiya Abosch, Department of Political Science 278-8396