Note: This webpage summarizes the requirements for the Pre-Law Certificate and Law, Science & Technology Minor. For complete information, please see the Rules for Pre-Law Certificate LS&T Minor and please consult with Prof. Robert Pikowsky, Director of the Pre-Law Program and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy.
Also, special problems courses, as designated by the Director of the Law, Science & Technology Program on a case-by-case basis, may be counted towards the electives requiements for the Certificate and Minor.
*Note 1: INTA majors MAY NOT count this course as an elective toward the Certificate or Minor because it is required by name and number for the INTA major. This is an Institute rule for Certificates and Minors.
**Note 1: Management majors MAY NOT count this course as an elective toward the Certificate or Minor because it is required by name and number for the Management major. This is an Institute rule for Certificates and Minors.
You must complete one core course, consisting of PUBP 3000 Constitutional Issues, PUBP 3016 Judicial Process, PUBP 3610 Pre-Law Seminar, or PUBP 4609 Legal Practice.
You must complete 9 hours of electives, chosen from the list of electives above. If you are a MGT or INTA major, note the restrictions that apply to you.
All courses counted toward the Pre-Law Certificate must be taken on a letter grade basis and only courses in which a grade of "C" or higher is awarded may be counted toward the Pre-Law Certificate.
At least 9 hours must consist of upper-level coursework (courses numbered 3000 or above).
Special topics courses set forth above may be counted toward the Pre-Law Certificate electives requirement. These courses may be 1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour, or 4-hour courses. You may apply any combination of these courses toward satisfying the 9-hour Certificate electives requirement.
Special problems courses, as designated by the Director of the Law, Science & Technology Program on a case-by-case basis, may be counted toward the Pre-Law Certificate electives requirement. These courses may be 1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour, or 4- hour courses. You may apply any combination of these courses toward satisfying the Certificate electives requirement, but you may not count more than 4 hours of special problems courses toward this requirement.
Courses specifically required by name and number in a student’s major degree program may not be counted toward the Pre-Law Certificate.
Courses applied to fulfill electives requirements for the student’s major (free electives, technical electives, humanities electives, social science electives, etc.) may be counted toward the Certificate.
No course applied to satisfy any requirement for the Pre-Law Certificate may be applied to satisfy any requirement for any other Certificate or Minor.
All courses applied to satisfy any requirement for the Pre-Law Certificate must be taken in residence at Georgia Tech.
You must complete one core course, consisting of PUBP 3000 Constitutional Issues, PUBP 3016 Judicial Process, PUBP 3610 Pre-Law Seminar, or PUBP 4609 Legal Practice.
You must complete 12 hours of electives, chosen from the list of electives above. If you are a MGT or INTA major, note the restrictions that apply to you.
Not more than 3 hours earned at the 2000 level may be counted toward the LS&T Minor; all other hours must be earned at the 3000 level or higher.
At least 12 hours counted toward the LS&T Minor must be earned in courses at the 3000 level or higher.
Because the LS&T Minor is not offered in a field in which Georgia Tech offers a major degree program, LS&T courses will be treated as outside a student’s major field for purposes of satisfying the Institute requirement that a minor must be in a field outside the student’s major field.
Courses specifically required by name and number in a student's major degree program may not be counted toward the LS&T Minor.
Courses applied to fulfill electives requirements for Core Areas A through E for the student’s major degree program may not be counted toward the LS&T Minor.
Courses applied to fulfill free elective or technical elective requirements for the student’s major degree program may be counted toward the LS&T Minor.
All courses counted toward the LS&T Minor must be taken on a letter grade basis and only courses in which a grade of "C" or higher is awarded may be counted toward the LS&T Minor.
Students may not be awarded both the Pre-Law Certificate and the LS&T Minor.
No course applied to satisfy any requirement for the LS&T Minor may be applied to satisfy any requirement for any other Minor or Certificate.
Courses counted toward the LS&T Minor may not be counted toward the Bachelor of Science in Public Policy (BSPP) Core Courses. Up to 6 semester hours may be counted toward both the LS&T Minor and the technical electives for the BSPP.
The Director of the Law, Science & Technology Program may designate special topics courses or graduate level courses offered from time to time by various units of the Institute as LS&T Minor electives if the Director reviews the course content and determines that these courses contain significant legal subject matter.
Special topics courses set forth above may be counted toward the LS&T Minor electives requirement. These courses may be 1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour, or 4-hour courses. You may apply any combination of these courses toward satisfying the Minor electives requirement, but you may not count more than 9 hours of special topics courses toward this requirement.
Special problems courses, as designated by the Director of the Law, Science & Technology Program on a case-by-case basis, may be counted toward the LS&T Minor electives requirement. These courses may be 1-hour, 2-hour, 3-hour, or 4-hour courses. You may apply any combination of these courses toward satisfying the Minor electives requirement, but you may not count more than 4 hours of special problems courses toward this requirement.
All courses applied to satisfy any requirement for the LS&T Minor must be taken in residence at Georgia Tech.
Students who have satisfied all of the requirements of the LS&T Minor set forth herein by the time of their graduation will be entitled to the award of the LS&T Minor upon petition and approval of the Director of the Law, Science & Technology Program and the Registrar.