The School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology

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.

Students pursuing the Pre-Law Certificate must complete 12 hours from the courses below, while students pursuing the LS&T Minor must complete 15. Each course must be taken for a letter grade, for which a grade of "C" or better must be earned.

Core Course Options: Certificate and Minor choose 1
Additional core courses can be taken in place of electives listed below.

PUBP 3000 Constitutional Issues
PUBP 3016 Judicial Process
PUBP 3610 Pre-Law Seminar
PUBP 4609 Legal Practice

Electives: Certificate choose 3, Minor choose 4

CS 4010 Introduction to Computer Law
CS 4280 Survey of Telecommunications and the Law
ECON 4300/01 Economics of Information, Transaction Costs and Contracts
ECON 4320/21 Economics of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
HTS 3002 History of American Business
HTS 3006 United States Labor History
HTS 3085 Law, Technology, and Politics
INTA 3031 Human Rights in a Technological World
INTA 3301* International Political Economy
INTA 4060 International Law
MGT 2106** Legal, Social, Ethical Aspects of Business
MGT 3102** Managing Human Resources within a Regulatory Environment
MGT 4010 Business Taxation
PST 3113 Logic and Critical Thinking
PUBP 3000 Constitutional Issues (if not counted as a core course)
PUBP 3016 Judicial Process (if not counted as a core course)
PUBP 3610 Pre-Law Seminar (if not counted as a core course)
PUBP 4226 Business and Government
PUBP 4314 Environmental Policy and Regulation
PUBP 4512 Politics of Telecommunications Policy
PUBP 4609 Legal Practice (if not counted as a core course)
PUBP 4652 OLA Internship
PUBP 6330 Environmental Law

Special Topics Courses (number designations may change)

CS 480# Special Topics: Internet Law
INTA 480# Special Topics: International Law
INTA 480# Special Topics: International Human Rights
INTA 480# Special Topics: National Security Law
INTA 480# Special Topics: The Laws of War
ME 480# Special Topics: Engineering Law and Ethics
MGT 480# Special Topics: International Business Law
MGT 480# Special Topics: Legal Aspects of Real Estate
MGT 480# Special Topics: Technology Law and Ethics
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Biomedical Law, Policy, & Ethics
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Special Topics: Biotechnology Law, Policy, & Ethics
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Biotechnology Law & Policy
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Current Controversies
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Internet Law
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Law and Science
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Legal Internship
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Mock Trial
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Science, Philosophy, and the Law
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Technology Law, Policy & Management
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Transactional Law
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Internet and Public Policy
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Survey of Telecommunications and the Law
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Foundations of Leadership
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Science, Technology, and Regulatory Policy
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Advanced Intellectual Property Law (one credit)
PUBP 480# Special Topics: Legal Research and Writing (one credit)

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.

Core Course (3 hours)
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.

Electives (12 hours)
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.

3-Hour 2000 Level Class Restriction
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.

12-Hour 3000 Level or Higher Class Requirement
At least 12 hours counted toward the LS&T Minor must be earned in courses at the 3000 level or higher.

Treatment of LS&T Minor Core Courses and Electives as Outside Major
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.

Exclusion of Courses Required by Name and Number for Major
Courses specifically required by name and number in a student's major degree program may not be counted toward the LS&T Minor.

Exclusion of Courses Applied to Core Areas A through E for Major
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.

Permitted Courses Applied to Free Electives or Technical Electives for Major
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.

Letter Grade Requirement
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.

Certificate Restriction
Students may not be awarded both the Pre-Law Certificate and the LS&T Minor.

“Double-counting” Prohibited
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.

BSPP Core Course Restriction
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.

Special Topics Classes
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.

Up to 9 Hours Special Topics Courses Permitted
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.

Up to 4 Hours Special Problems Courses Permitted
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.

Exclusion of Non-resident Courses
All courses applied to satisfy any requirement for the LS&T Minor must be taken in residence at Georgia Tech.

Right to Minor
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.