Dec 06, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Legal Studies Minor


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The Muma College of Business in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), offers a Legal Studies minor that is open to all USF students regardless of their major. The minor in Legal Studies provides students with real law for the real world. The minor will:

  • Instill in students a strong, pragmatic understanding of legal concepts, public policy, law, and its applications while emphasizing the implications on societies and business;
  • Complement existing CAS and COB majors;
  • Develop students’ ability to recognize legal issues and manage risks;
  • Develop students analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills along with their ethical sensitivity;
  • Develop students’ ability to formulate and advocate positions, and to use those skills to effectively communicate; and
  • Improve students’ leadership skills, social business skills, marketability, and employment prospects

Minor Requirements


The Legal Studies Minor consists of:

Required Courses    6 hours
Elective Courses      9 hours
                Total        15 hours

Total Minor Credit Hours: 15


GPA Requirements


Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all of the course work toward the minor.

Grading Requirements


A 2.0 GPA must be maintained in all of the coursework for the minor.

Other Information - Muma College of Business


When earning a second degree, double major or concurrent degree, the Major Core and Major Elective/Concentration areas of the degree audit must not overlap for both degrees. When earning a Business Minor AND Business Major, no courses may overlap.

Advising Information - Muma College of Business


Tampa campus location: BSN 2102
(813) 974-4290 or schedule an advising appointment online at https://www.usf.edu/business/undergraduate/advising/appointments.aspx

Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Friday is reserved for walk-in’s only)
Please refer to the website for most current office hours and advising availability information: https://www.usf.edu/business/undergraduate/advising/

For questions email bsnadvising@usf.edu
Be sure to include your name, U#, and contact information with your question.

St Petersburg campus location: DAV 134
Mon-Thu: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Fri: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
(727) 873-4511 USFSP-advising@usf.edu
Website:  https://www.stpetersburg.usf.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-advising/about/index.aspx

Sarasota-Manatee campus location: SMC C107
(941) 359-4330  sar-advising@usf.edu
Website: https://www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/academics/academic-resources/academic-advising/

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