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