Pre Law

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Advisory Committee

Saundra Westervelt, Chair of Advisory Committee, Department of Sociology
Susan Buck, Department of Political Science
Eloise Hassell, Department of Business Administration
Christopher Hodgkins, Department of English
Michael Zimmerman, Department of Philosophy

Admittance to law school is based primarily on a student's grade point average, score on the law school admission test (LSAT), and other materials furnished in an application for admission.

Like most universities, UNCG does not have a pre-law major. Students who plan to attend law school may select their major from any academically rigorous field. However, since law schools seek to admit only students who can think, speak, and write at the highest levels of competency, students (regardless of major) should take courses that develop skills in critical, creative, and reflective thinking as well as clear and cogent writing and speaking. To obtain these skills, it is especially useful to take courses in the areas of Analytic and Evaluative Studies (AE) and Reasoning and Discourse (RD). Courses in these areas are offered by many departments, including Anthropology, Communication Studies, English, History, Philosophy (which offers a prelaw concentration for majors), Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology. In addition, Freshman Seminar, Honors, Residential College, and Women's Studies courses are helpful. Students should also be sure to develop computer skills.

Students interested in prelaw should consult a prelaw advisor in addition to their major advisors.