LGS 2320 UG Pretrial Procedure

3 Hours

This three credit hour general free elective course is for students interested in auditioning and participating as a member of Belmont´s Undergraduate Mock Trial team, or those interested in Prelaw with desire to learn trial procedure and advocacy. Students will learn Federal Rules of Evidence, trial preparation, courtroom etiquette and procedure, and most importantly rhetorical skills of how to develop opening and closing statements, conduct examination and cross examination of witnesses, and closing statements in a trial courtroom for civil or criminal cases. There are no prerequisites. Instructor’s permission required.