Westminster’s Pre-Law degree program is distinctive because it is built around our Pre-Law minor. The Pre-Law minor can be completed with any major, which means that you can customize your degree to match your goals. Additionally, students who want to major in Political Science can choose the Pre-Law track in that major, which will allow them to complete the major and the Pre-Law minor simultaneously.
The Pre-Law program contains a mix of courses intended to help you acquire the skills you need to succeed on the Law School Aptitude Test (LSAT), in law school, and as attorneys. Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in a law-related internship as one of their elective courses to gain practical experience in the legal profession.
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As part of the Pre-Law degree program, Westminster offers an inexpensive LSAT prep course on campus every spring semester to help you prepare during your junior year to take the LSAT in the early summer, before applying to law schools in the fall semester of you senior year.
Westminster has an active chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, the international law fraternity, and a Pre-Law Advisor with more than 30 years of experience in assisting students get into law schools.
In fact, 12 Westminster grads have gone to Vanderbilt Law in recent years, the 16th-ranked law school in the country. And in the academic year 2017-2018, Westminster graduates attended law school at Harvard, Yale, Washington University, Notre Dame, Washington and Lee, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Missouri-KC, and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
“Westminster’s Legal Professions Program prepared me for the critical thinking and communication skills needed for law school at Vanderbilt and set the foundation for my legal career. The program’s in-depth study of legal philosophy, history and judicial processes more than prepared me for the next steps in my career.”
Jim Bennett '92 Partner at Dowd Bennett LLP
Students will receive a minor in Pre-Law upon completion of the program in addition to a bachelor’s degree in whichever major they select.
Students in this program will be equipped with skills and knowledge needed to succeed in law and as attorneys, including the following:
The Pre-Law minor is a 21-hour program. All Pre-Law minors must have a C average or better in the classes presented to satisfy the minor requirements.
Please review the course catalog for more details on course requirements.
Students minoring in Pre-Law and planning to attend law school are also urged to take one or more of the following courses:
As a part of the Pre-Law program, Westminster offers a Pre-Law Minor, which is designed to give students the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in law school.
