133:
25:
315:, an undergraduate student seeking legal education in the United States is not required to take a set of prerequisites in order to apply. Hence, most undergraduate institutions do not offer an official "pre-law" concentration, and in some cases provide somewhat equivalents such as "Law, Society and Justice" instead. Students awarded with
331:) may apply for law schools as long as they meet specific admission requirements set forth by individual law schools, as well as the standard requirements (such as character and fitness) as set forth by the ABA and the
426:
The ABA does not recommend any undergraduate majors or group of courses to prepare for a legal education. Students are admitted to law school from almost every academic discipline.
255:
393:
A pre-law program is sometimes offered at some
American colleges and universities; however, it is considered to be a "track" that follows a certain curriculum.
471:
248:
466:
241:
193:
124:
219:
89:
108:
61:
289:
152:
68:
46:
332:
214:
374:, and government (or government service) which is a political science degree with an applied emphasis in
303:
or its equivalent depending on the student's country of origin. However, there are no specific "pre-law"
172:
75:
410:
198:
188:
57:
296:
229:
224:
42:
285:
35:
379:
300:
8:
320:
324:
339:
82:
387:
355:
316:
347:
304:
308:
167:
460:
383:
375:
269:
132:
162:
157:
338:
In 2001, the five most common majors of students entering law school were
363:
351:
442:
371:
328:
299:(ABA) requires law schools to admit only students with an accredited
24:
323:
or equivalent degrees (and more rarely, higher degrees such as the
367:
359:
343:
312:
273:
443:"What are the most common majors? - Law School Admissions"
358:. The five majors with the highest acceptance rates were
382:
most commonly geared towards those pursuing a career in
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
458:
440:
249:
472:Undergraduate education in the United States
436:
434:
284:) refers to any course of study taken by an
256:
242:
431:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
459:
467:Legal education in the United States
125:Legal education in the United States
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
411:"Pre-Law: Preparing for Law School"
220:Association of American Law Schools
13:
14:
483:
441:Staff Writers (March 27, 2020).
131:
23:
34:needs additional citations for
403:
288:in preparation for study at a
1:
396:
333:Law School Admission Council
215:Law School Admission Council
7:
173:Doctor of Juridical Science
10:
488:
199:Continuing legal education
16:Undergrad courses for law.
415:American Bar Association
297:American Bar Association
230:Practising Law Institute
225:American Bar Association
380:public administration
194:Admission to the bar
43:improve this article
321:Bachelor of Science
181:Exams and licensure
340:political science
301:bachelor's degree
266:
265:
119:
118:
111:
93:
479:
451:
450:
438:
429:
428:
423:
421:
407:
388:nonprofit sector
356:criminal justice
317:Bachelor of Arts
258:
251:
244:
135:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
487:
486:
482:
481:
480:
478:
477:
476:
457:
456:
455:
454:
439:
432:
419:
417:
409:
408:
404:
399:
325:master's degree
262:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
485:
475:
474:
469:
453:
452:
430:
401:
400:
398:
395:
264:
263:
261:
260:
253:
246:
238:
235:
234:
233:
232:
227:
222:
217:
209:
208:
204:
203:
202:
201:
196:
191:
183:
182:
178:
177:
176:
175:
170:
168:Master of Laws
165:
160:
155:
150:
142:
141:
137:
136:
128:
127:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
484:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
462:
448:
444:
437:
435:
427:
416:
412:
406:
402:
394:
391:
389:
385:
384:civil service
381:
377:
376:public policy
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
311:, and unlike
310:
306:
302:
298:
293:
291:
287:
286:undergraduate
283:
279:
275:
271:
270:United States
259:
254:
252:
247:
245:
240:
239:
237:
236:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
218:
216:
213:
212:
211:
210:
207:Organizations
206:
205:
200:
197:
195:
192:
190:
187:
186:
185:
184:
180:
179:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
151:
149:
146:
145:
144:
143:
139:
138:
134:
130:
129:
126:
123:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
446:
425:
418:. Retrieved
414:
405:
392:
337:
294:
281:
277:
267:
163:Juris Doctor
158:Legal clinic
147:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
420:January 16,
461:Categories
447:EDUers.com
397:References
364:philosophy
352:psychology
290:law school
153:Law school
99:March 2009
69:newspapers
372:chemistry
329:doctorate
58:"Pre-law"
386:or the
368:biology
360:physics
348:English
344:history
313:pre-med
278:pre-law
268:In the
148:Pre-law
83:scholar
354:, and
309:majors
305:degree
282:prelaw
274:Canada
140:Stages
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
90:JSTOR
76:books
422:2024
378:and
327:and
295:The
280:(or
272:and
189:LSAT
62:news
307:or
45:by
463::
445:.
433:^
424:.
413:.
390:.
370:,
366:,
362:,
350:,
346:,
342:,
335:.
319:,
292:.
276:,
449:.
257:e
250:t
243:v
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
