BGS in Law and Society
Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the BGS in Law and Society. To view the list of courses approved to fulfill KU Core Goals, please visit the KU Core website.
The Law and Society major is only available at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing I | 3 | Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing II | 3 |
| Goal 1.2 Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | Goal 2.2 Communication | 3 |
| Goal 1.1 Critical Thinking | 3 | Goal 3 Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| POLS 110 (Goal 3 Social Science, recommended for major) | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LWS 330 (Major Requirement + Goal 3 Social Science) | 3 | Goal 3 Natural Science | 3 |
| LWS 332 (Major Requirement + Goal 1.1) | 3 | LWS 333 (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 | PUAD 330 (recommended LWS elective - major requirement) | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LWS 443 (Major Requirement) | 3 | LWS Elective 300+ (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| Goal 4.2 Global Awareness | 3 | Goal 4.1 US Diversity | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| LWS Elective 300+ (Major Requirement) | 3 | SPAA 691 (Goal 6 Integration & Creativity, LWS elective reqt.)2, 3 | 3 |
| LWS Elective 300+ (Major Requirement) | 3 | LWS 699 (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| Goal 5 Social Responsibility and Ethics | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours1, 4 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| BGS Career Course (BGSC) | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours4 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||
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Please note that the Bachelor of General Studies degree requires completion of a single BGS major AND a secondary field of academic study (a second major, co-major, or minor). This sample plan is based on the completion of a minor. If a second major is selected instead, elective hours on plan will be needed for these additional major requirements.
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No more than 3 hours of SPAA 691 may count toward the major.
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SPAA 691 Internship Experience is typically taken to fulfill KU Core Goal 6. If SPAA 691 is not taken for Goal 6, another Goal 6 course will need to be taken. This may require that an undesignated elective be used to fulfill a pre-requisite for a Goal 6 course.
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Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through KU core, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours. Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study. Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor.
Please note:
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.
The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one KU Core Goal. However, overlap of a KU Core course with a major or degree-specific requirement is allowed. Overlapping is recommended to allow more opportunities to explore other majors and/or minors.