法学硕士课程是ABA批准的计划，旨在提高法律相关领域的职业发展，并满足法律和商业界以及联邦和州政府实体不断变化的需求。该课程不符合毕业生执业法律的资格。法律助理或律师助理必须在有执照的律师的监督下工作。法学专业的文学硕士学位（MA）需要36个学期的学分。学生必须成功完成36小时的课程并保持¢¢B⢢的平均水平，并且在每门必修课程中都必须获得¢¢Â¬Bâ¢的成绩。
Texas State's Master of Arts (M.A.) in Legal Studies was the first degree of its kind in Texas and one of only a few in the United States, providing students interested in law at the graduate level with an understanding of the American legal system, theories, analysis, research and writing. The legal studies program's mission is to provide students with the opportunity to study law at the graduate level and receive practical paralegal training in state-of-the-art facilities. The program accomplishes its mission through the work of a talented faculty and staff who are dedicated to the success of each student.<br>The M.A. major in Legal Studies is an ABA-approved program that offers career enhancement in law-related fields and helps meet the evolving needs of the legal and business communities and federal and state government entities. It is offered concurrently with the Paralegal Studies Certificate, which is also an ABA-approved paralegal training program. These programs do not qualify graduates to practice law. Legal assistants or paralegals must work under the supervision of a licensed attorney.