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Law, Medicine, Pre-professional

Family Law
Family Medicine Professional

Recommended SFL Emphasis: Family Studies

Recommended elective courses:

SFL Courses:

  • SFL 489 Family and Public Policy
  • SFL 461 Family and the Law
  • SFL 399R Academic Internship
  • SFL 403R Research Practicum Adolescent Development
  • SFL 318 Adolescent Development
  • SFL 335 Family Adaptation and Resilience
  • SFL 351 Socialization Across Childhood

Other Courses:

  • PL SC 110 American Government and Politics
  • PL SC 150 Comparative Government and Politics
  • PL SC 202 Western Political Heritage
  • SOC 112 Current Social Problems
  • SOC 322 Class Inequality

You may want to visit the Pre-Law Advisement Center website: https://ppa.byu.edu/

MS required? No. Law school is generally a 3-year program of graduate studies that yields a Juris Doctorate, or JD degree.

Ph.D. required? JD required, not Ph.D.

Recommended SFL Emphasis: Human Development

Recommended elective courses:

SFL Courses:

  • SFL 331 Infant Development
  • SFL 333 Adolescent Development
  • SFL 334 Adult Development & Aging
  • SFL 335 Family Adaptation and Resilience
  • SFL 352 Cognitive Development
  • SFL 355 Language Development
  • SFL 449 Biological Foundations of Human Development

Other Courses:

  • HLTH 100 Introdcution to Publich Health

You may want to visit the Pre-Med Advisement Center website: https://ppa.byu.edu/

MD degree is required to practice family medicine.