Pre-Law
The goals of the pre-law program are to allow the student to become conversant with
- the nature and function of law and legal institutions,
- the relation of law to the broader social order, and
- the higher law background of American legal thought.
Additionally, the pre-law program seeks to cultivate the student’s reasoning, writing, and speaking skills, and to give students the opportunity to pursue practical legal experience through legal internships.
Law schools usually require a college degree for admission. Recommended majors are political science, economics, history, philosophy, English, and those offered in the School of Business. However, no specific major is required for admittance to law school. A student interested in law and legal internships should contact the pre-law advisor and include in his or her preparation for law school as many of the following courses offered at Benedictine College as possible. The courses listed here are recommendations for a student considering law school and, as such, they are exemplary of useful preparation. This list is not offered as a rigid routine, but only as a guide. Please consult the pre-law advisors for a program of study tailored for you, your interests, and the law school(s) you hope to attend.
Courses in Preparation for Law School
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| POLS-1000 | Introduction to American Government | 3 |
| or POLS-1200 | Foundations US Constitutionalism | |
| or POLS-1500 | American 20th Century Political History | |
| PHIL-1750 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
| ENGL-3260 | Advanced Compostion | 3 |
| SPCH-1100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| PHIL-3250 | Ethics | 3 |
| MATH-1220 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| ACCT-2090 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON-2090 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGMT-4720 | Business Organizational Law | 3 |
| POLS-3760 | Fundamental Freedoms: First Amendment | 3 |
| POLS-3765 | Civil Rights: 14th Amendment | 3 |
| POLS-3750 | American Constitutional Development | 3 |
See the Department of Political Science for further information regarding requirements for law school admittance, advice for strategic preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and for counsel on how best to choose law schools that match your career goals.