Pre-Law Courses Are Open to All Majors

Students in all majors across the university can take Legal Studies courses, and may choose to earn a Legal Studies minor in order to gain valuable knowledge and deliberate exposure to the kinds of subject matter and instruction styles typically encountered in law school.

Legal Studies courses include subjects such as:

Designed for students across all department majors, the Legal Studies Minor provides a greater understanding of the role of law in our society. 

You can tailor the Legal Studies minor to complement your major. For example, an Accounting major might take the following Legal Studies courses: Introduction to Business Law, Corporate and Property Law, Law for the CPA and Pre-Law Student, The Legal Environment of Business, Business Planning, and Federal Income Tax Law. 

Learn more about the Legal Studies Minor.

While no specific major is required for pre-law study, Political Science and Bachelor of Liberal Arts provide students with an intensive focus on law coursework as part of their broader disciplinary offerings:

Discipline-specific Law Courses

Discipline-specific law courses can also be found across majors: 

Practical or Professional Skills Courses

Every major offers the kinds of rigorous and challenging courses that build analytical skills, develop advanced reading comprehension and vocabulary, and hone critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These courses help prepare students to achieve on the Law School Admission Test and perform well in law school. Other courses provide opportunities to build practical or professional skills that lawyers need: