Prelaw Education

Students planning to attend law school after graduation should seek a broad liberal arts education. Law schools do not recommend any specific prelaw curriculum and accept students from all majors. The Law School Admission Test, which is an essential gateway to legal education, examines students' abilities in reading comprehension as well as logical and analytical reasoning. Thus, it is most important that students develop their thinking, writing, and speaking skills through a variety of courses and experiences, and gain a critical understanding of human behavior, institutions, and values. As well as selecting a major of their choice, students should include courses in the areas of philosophy, history, political science, cultural studies, economics, management, communication, and accounting in their overall program.