{"id":29765,"date":"2023-08-10T13:10:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/law\/?page_id=29765"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:02:20","slug":"planning-guide-ba-honours-law-business-law-202330","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/planning-guide-ba-honours-law-business-law-202330\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Guide: BA (Honours) Law with Concentration in Business Law"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Planning Guide: BA (Honours) Law with Concentration in Business Law and Private Power\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"please-note\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please note<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Always <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/how-to-read-your-audit\/\">refer to yo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/how-to-read-your-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">u<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/how-to-read-your-audit\/\">r current audit<\/a> to understand your program&#8217;s course requirements.<\/strong> If you see differences between your audit&#8217;s stated requirements and the below information, please contact Law@carleton.ca to speak to an advisor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a student joining one of our programs with <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Transfer Credits (TR)<\/strong>, please contact Law@carleton.ca to discuss your course planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a student joining one of our programs as part of a <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Combined Honours<\/strong> degree, please contact Law@carleton.ca to discuss your course planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Items marked with an asterisk<\/strong> (*) denote a concentration-specific requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The below guide is based on <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">an academic plan where<\/strong> <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">5.0 credits are completed in an academic year<\/strong> (2.5 credits in the fall and 2.5 credits in the winter). If you decide to take summer courses or a reduced course load, your study plan may differ. Students are encouraged to reach out to Law@carleton.ca for an audit review at least once a year, preferably before registering in courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The information provided in the planning guide is <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">intended as a guide only<\/strong>. Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet the requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Calendar. Please contact Law@carleton.ca if you have any questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"study-plan-and-course-sequencing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Plan and Course Sequencing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"first-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">First Year<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First year schedules will generally look the same for all students. Students need to take LAWS 1001 and LAWS 1002. These required courses provide an introduction to legal studies and serve as prerequisites for LAWS 2000-level courses. Students should add LAWS 1001 to their fall schedule and LAWS 1002 to their winter schedule. The rest of the schedule can be filled with Electives\/<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirements<\/a>. If selected, a <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/first-year-seminars\/selecting-a-fysm\/\">First Year Seminar (FYSM)<\/a> course will count as part of your electives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LAWS 1001 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LAWS 1002 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electives\/<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirement<\/a> courses (4.0 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">NOTE: if you have transfer credits from another institution, contact <\/em><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Law@carleton.ca<\/strong><\/em><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\"> prior to registering in courses at Carleton.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"second-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Second Year<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you\u2019ve passed LAWS 1001 and LAWS 1002, you are ready to start taking higher level LAWS courses. You can consider taking the following courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*LAWS 2201 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*LAWS 2202 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick one course (0.5 credit):<\/strong> LAWS 2301 <strong>or<\/strong> LAWS 2302<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick one course (0.5 credit):<\/strong> LAWS 2105 <strong>or <\/strong>LAWS 2501 <strong>or<\/strong> LAWS 2502 <strong>or<\/strong> LAWS 2601<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick one course you have not yet taken (0.5 credit):<\/strong> LAWS 2105, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, <strong>or<\/strong> LAWS 2601<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LAWS 2908 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electives\/<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirement<\/a> courses (2.0 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"third-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Third Year<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your third year, you should be adding more of your concentration courses to your schedule. Do not forget to check in with the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/faculty-staff\/\">Undergraduate Administrator<\/a> for an audit review to make sure that you are on track to graduate next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*LAWS 3003 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*LAWS 3201 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*LAWS 3206 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*<strong>Pick three courses (1.5 credits):<\/strong> LAWS 3202, LAWS 3205, LAWS 3207, LAWS 3208, LAWS 3401, LAWS 3405<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LAWS 3908 (0.5 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electives\/<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirement<\/a> courses (1.5 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"fourth-year\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fourth Year<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourth year will consist of seminar courses that will have approximately 25-30 other students where you will engage with the course material and have discussions. After you registered for your courses, double check your audit to ensure that you are meeting the requirements for graduation, including your <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*<strong>Pick three courses (1.5 credits):<\/strong> LAWS 4200, LAWS 4202, LAWS 4204, LAWS 4209, LAWS 4302, LAWS 4402, LAWS 4801, LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If taking LAWS 4908 (1.0 credit), then only select one (0.5 credit) of the LAWS 4000-level listed above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>any <\/strong>one LAWS 4000-level courses (0.5 credits)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is in addition to the 4000-level courses for the concentration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electives\/<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/your-academic-audit\/breadth-requirement\/\">Breadth requirement<\/a> courses (3.0 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"registration-tips\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Registration Tips<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help build your schedule and draft up a study plan, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/\">Undergraduate Calendar<\/a> where you can review the course descriptions for all LAWS courses. The calendar contains additional helpful information including prerequisites, preclusions, etc. Please note that we don\u2019t offer all courses every year or every term, so course options will vary year-to-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting in second year, plan your courses in reverse order. Start reviewing the courses offered in Law by reviewing the <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/\">Undergraduate Calendar<\/a>. Select six to ten courses at the 4000-level that you think you might want to take when you get to fourth year. Then, review the prerequisites for these 4000-level LAWS courses. This will help guide your selection of second and third year courses. If thinking of fourth year classes to too far away or you are not sure what you might want to take, review the 3000-level LAWS courses and select your 2000-level course requirements based on these prerequisites. Although it is hard to know exactly what your interests might be in a few years time, or what courses might be offered when you get there, completing this exercise can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure you have completed 14.0 credits by the end of your third year so that you have fourth-year standing to be able to register in 4000-level courses for your fourth year. If you have not successfully completed 14.0 credits by the time you are going into your fourth year at Carleton, you will likely receive registration warnings and will not be permitted to registered in 4000-level courses without course overrides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: Study Plan and Course Sequencing First Year First year schedules will generally look the same for all students. Students need to take LAWS 1001 and LAWS 1002. These required courses provide an introduction to legal studies and serve as prerequisites for LAWS 2000-level courses. 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