History of American Law
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Course Description
(Formerly Law 318. Now Law 3504.) This course examines the growth and development of American legal institutions with particular attention to crime and punishment, slavery and race relations, the role of law in developing the economy, and the place of lawyers in American society, from colonial times to the present. Special Instructions: Any student may write a paper in lieu of the final exam with consent of instructor. After the term begins, students accepted into the course can transfer from section (01) into section (02), which meets the R requirement, with consent of the instructor. Elements used in grading: Final exam or paper. Automatic grading penalty waived for writers. Cross-listed with History (HISTORY 152 Consent of instructor required) & (HISTORY 352B).
Cross Listed Courses
Grading Basis
RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)
Min
5
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Colloquium
Enrollment Optional?
No
Programs
HISTORY152
is a
completion requirement
for: