BS in Legal Studies Curriculum | USC Gould School of Law

LAW 101w - Law and the U.S. Constitution in Global History
4 units

LAW 200w - Law and Society
4 units

LAW 205 - Introduction to Criminal Law
4 units

LAW 210p - Fundamentals of the U.S. Legal System
4 units

LAW 220 - The Legal Profession
2 units

LAW 225 - Current Court Cases2 units

LAW 300 - Concepts in American Law4 units

Students must choose one of the tracks listed below. Each track requires 20 units from its respective course list, and 16 of those units must be upper division courses (numbered at the 300-400 level).

LAW 202 - Wrongful Convictions
4 units

LAW 207 - Personal Data in the 21st Century
4 units

LAW 211 - Intellectual Property and Technology
4 units

LAW 212 - Immigration Law for a New America
4 units

LAW 250w - Children and the Law
4 units

LAW 301 Voting Rights and the Law

LAW 306 Issues in the Use of AI in Law and Regulation

LAW 407 Regulatory Law

LAW 352 - Introduction to Law and Economics
4 units

LAW 355 - Law and the Landscape of Homelessness
4 units

LAW 401 - Cybersecurity & Cybercrime
4 units

LAW 402 - Psychology and Law:
4 units

LAW 403 - Mental Health Law
4 units

LAW 404 - Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process
4 units

PPD 314 - Public Policy & the Law
4 units

LAW 201 - Law and Politics
4 units

LAW 202 - Wrongful Convictions
4 units

LAW 203 - The American Criminal Justice System: A Critical Introduction

LAW 207 - Personal Data in the 21st Century
4 units

LAW 211 - Intellectual Property and Technology
4 units

LAW 212 - Immigration Law for a New America
4 units

LAW 250w - Children and the Law
4 units

LAW 275p - The Origin and Evolution of American Civil Rights Law
4 units

LAW 301 - Voting Rights and the Law

LAW 305 - International Influence: Law & Power
4 units

LAW 306 - Issues in the Use of AI in Law and Regulation

LAW 310w - Global Justice for Mass Atrocities and Genocide
4 units

LAW 320 - Law, Slavery, and Race

LAW 355 - Law and the Landscape of Homelessness
4 units

LAW 401 - Cybersecurity & Cybercrime
4 units

LAW 403 - Mental Health Law
4 units

LAW 404 - Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process
4 units

LAW 406 - Individual Rights in U.S. Constitutional Law
4 units

LAW 407 - Regulatory Law

PPD 314 - Public Policy and the Law
4 units

FBE 428 - Introduction to Employment Law
4 units

LAW 207 - Personal Data in the 21st Century
4 units

LAW 211 - Intellectual Property and Technology
4 units

LAW 311 - Fundamentals of Entertainment Law4 units

LAW 324 - Sports Law
4 units

LAW 350 - Law and Entrepreneurship
4 units

LAW 352 - Introduction to Law and Economics
4 units

LAW 401 - Cybersecurity & Cybercrime
4 units

Must take 8 units from the Public Law Track
Must take 8 units from the Private Law Track
Must take 4 units from the Regulatory State Track

LAW 497 - Legal Studies Capstone Project
2 units

LAW 498 - Law Internship
2 units

Eight courses in six Core Literacies, plus two courses in Global Perspectives (which may double-count with courses in the Core Literacies). In addition, all entering first-year students are expected to complete a General Education Seminar during their first year at USC. These seminars satisfy one of the Core Literacy requirements above.

GE-A: The Arts (one course)
GE-B: Humanistic Inquiry (two courses)
GE-C: Social Analysis (two courses)
GE-D: Life Sciences (one course)
GE-E: Physical Sciences (one course)
GE-F: Quantitative Reasoning (one course)

GE-G: Citizenship in a Global Era (one course)
W (LAW 101, 200, 250 & 310 meet GE-G requirement)
GE-H: Traditions and Historical Foundations (one course)
P (LAW 210 & 275 meet GE-H requirement)