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Getting started in Legal Studies: 2023-2024 Entering Frosh

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Students are admitted to UCSC with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission to UCSC does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major. Students must be declared in a major by the end of the second year (or equivalent), so learning about and preparing for a major is a primary goal for first-year students.

Importance of an early start:

This major is not highly sequential or course intensive. Although it is advisable to begin taking courses toward the major in the first year, it is not required.

Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

Review Major Qualification Requirements in the General Catalog.

Frosh who intend to pursue this major should do the following things prior to the beginning of fall term...
  • Complete parts 1 & 2 of the Slug Orientation Course process to receive your enrollment appointment date.

...and should take these courses their first term:

LGST 10: Introduction to Legal Process or one of the following Philosophy courses:

  • PHIL 7 - Elementary Logic, or
  • PHIL 9 - Introduction to Logic, or
  • PHIL 22 - Introduction to Ethical Theory, or
  • PHIL 24 - Introduction to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues, or
  • PHIL 27 - Business Ethics

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll in classes during your online enrollment appointment time.

Sample Academic Plan:

Review the Sample Academic Plan in the General Catalog.

Other Information:

Tentative Course List

Some people can complete this degree in three years.

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)
Department Website

Advisor Contact Information:

Yanin Monter-Hernandez

legalstudies@ucsc.edu
Merrill  125

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