The Business Law & Ethics department offers a co-major in Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making (LEAD).  View here for a list of all Business Law & Ethics courses and view here for more about the Department of Business Law & Ethics.

Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making (LEAD) Co-Major Requirements (12 credits):

Required Grades and GPA: Grade of C or higher for each course counting toward the Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making Co-major. Major GPA of 2.0 or higher – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making Co-major.

Note: LEAD is a co-major only. It must be declared in conjunction with a primary Kelley major.

Required courses (6 credits):

• BUS-L 304: Critical Thinking, Decision-Making & Advocacy (1.5 credits) P: Current Kelley student
• BUS-L 305: Business Planning & Corporate Law (1.5 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-L 360: Topics in Business Ethics (1.5 credits) P: BUS-L 375/376
  • Topics vary by semester; see the Schedule of Classes for current offerings
• BUS-L 413: Applied Dispute Resolution (1.5 credits) P: BUS-L 304 or BUS-L 305 & Junior standing

Elective business courses (6 credit hours):

Global elective credits (3-6 credit hours). Students must complete at least one elective course option from this list: 

• BUS-L 302: Sustainability Law and Policy (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-L 313: Cultural Norms & Peace Building through Business (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing and must be Business or Hutton Honors College student
• BUS-L 314: International Business Law (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher
• BUS-L 318: Business Poverty Alleviation (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
  • Previous course number: BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Business and Global Poverty Alleviation
• BUS-L 319: Climate Change Law and Policy (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
  • Previous course number: BUS-L 355: TOPIC: Renewable Energy Law & Policy
• BUS-L 356: Intellectual Property Law & Strategy in a Global Environment (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS–L 390 Law, Ethics, & Decision-Making (LEAD) Topics Abroad (1 – 5 cr.) P: varies by study abroad program
  • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-L 390 toward the LEAD co-major.

• BUS-L 310: Law of Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS-L 311: Law for Entrepreneurs (3 credits) P: Sophomore standing
• BUS-L 315: The Business and Law of Entertainment and Sports (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS-L 406: Law & Ethics at Work (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS-L 408: Real Estate Law (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201/293 with grade of C or higher 
• BUS-M 429: Legal Aspects of Marketing (3 credits) BUS-M 370/304 with grade of C or higher