Pre-Law Program

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Law schools seek students who have followed a rigorous program, preferably in the liberal arts, which develop skills of careful reading, precise writing, and incisive and logical reasoning. Majors should be chosen in accordance with their rigor and the student’s interest. Electives should be chosen to complete the student’s writing, mathematical or logical, and communicative skills and to provide substantive knowledge in wide areas of human endeavor.

Courses in constitutional law, environmental law, American politics, and political philosophy help prepare students for law school by engaging them with programs and methods they will encounter in and beyond law school.

Students seeking entrance to law school must take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) as part of the application process. The pre-law advisor in the Department of Political Science helps to prepare students for the LSAT by offering the mock LSAT every spring semester. LSAT scores are major factors considered by law schools in the admissions process. The mock LSAT affords students the opportunity to experience the LSAT process prior to taking the actual examination.

The pre-law advisor arranges group visits to area law schools for students interested in law school admission. In addition, students may, as a group, attend the Law Forum sponsored by the Law School Admission Council, where students can gather information from law schools throughout the country and meet with representatives from those schools.

For additional information, contact the pre-law advisor in the political science department or the Office of Academic Advising.

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