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The W. P. Carey business degree in law delivers a versatile combination of business and legal expertise, ideal for aspiring attorneys, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. You’ll learn about legal theories, explore ethical issues, and become well-versed in the regulatory climate affecting business policies and decisions. By the time you graduate, you’ll have the tools to thrive in a variety of industries, ranging from new business ventures to corporate or agency compliance.

Major Requirements

The business degree in law requires 18 credit hours within the concentration area (at least 12 hours must be ASU credit):

  • 6 hours of law core
  • 12 hours of law electives
    • POS 484 is limited to 3 credits, if used as a law elective
    • 9 credits of law electives must be upper-division
Sequencing - Tempe
LAW 21012 credits Law ElectivesLAW 480
Sequencing - ASU Online
Fall B
LAW 210

Spring A/B - Fall A/B
12 credits Law Electives

Spring A
LAW 480 (available Spring 2022)

Business Law Degree Courses

LAW 210  Introduction to American Legal System and Business Law
LAW 480  The Law of Business Organizations

Business Law Elective Course Options (12 credits)

AGB 414  Food and Agribusiness Policy Issues
COM 222  Argumentation 
COM 326  Court Room Oratory
ENG 216  Persuasive Writing on Public Issues
ENG 472  Rhetorical Studies
HST 322  Constitutional History of the United States Since 1865 
LAW 394  Special Topics
LAW 494  Special Topics
LES 380  Consumer Perspective of Business Law
MGT 420  Human Resource Management
MGT 424  Employment Law
MGT 430  Negotiations
PHI 103  Principles of Sound Reasoning
PHI 307  Philosophy of Law
POS 325  Public Policy Development
POS 465  International Organization and Law
POS 471  Constitutional Law I
POS 472  Constitutional Law II
POS 484  Internship (3 credits only towards Law elective)
REA 411  Real Estate Law
TWC 451  Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age

Advising

Business law major advising is available on the Tempe campus. If you would like to schedule an advising appointment but are located on a different campus, you are welcome to schedule a phone advising appointment, meet with the concentration advisor at the Tempe campus, or meet with a W. P. Carey advisor located on your home campus. Appointments may be scheduled online using Advising SOS.

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