Prelaw Information
Applicants to law school must have or be completing
at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
college or university; however, no particular major
or prelaw curriculum is required. In fact, most
universities do not offer a "prelaw" major.
Undergraduate students planning to seek admission
to law school should select a major and curriculum
that interests them, that will challenge them, and
that will help them to develop their abilities for
critical analysis, logical reasoning, and written
and oral expression that will help them succeed
in the rigorous academic environment of a law school.
Undergraduates planning to enroll in law school
immediately after completing their baccalaureate
degree should plan to begin the admissions process
no later than the fall semester of their senior
year of college. Applicants will have to take the
Law School Admissions Test, a standardized test
offered by the Law School Admissions Council, www.lsac.org.,
in June, September/October, December, and February
each year. They will also need to subscribe to the
Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS), which
will coordinate their academic and biological information,
as well as LSAT scores, for the law schools that
they are applying to.
Colleges and universities will have a designated
prelaw advisor who can assist you with the law school
admissions process. Once an applicant has created
an LSAC Candidate Account, the name and contact
information of the prelaw advisor at their degree-granting
institution will be included in their profile. Applicants
may also contact the academic advising office at
their college.
University
of Houston Summer Prelaw Institute
The University of Houston has created an intense
month-long Summer Prelaw Institute, http://www.prelawprograms.uh.edu/.
The program is open to Houston-area college sophomores,
and includes coursework, skills training, exposure
to the legal profession, and mentoring components.
In the 2007 inaugural class, 33 students enrolled
in the four week Summer Prelaw Institute, receiving
six credit hours of instruction in logic, philosophy,
legal reasoning, and written communication. This
summer, graduates of the 2007 Summer Prelaw Institute
will be eligible to participate in an intensive
law school application workshop. More information
about the UH Summer Prelaw Institute is available
at http://www.prelawprograms.uh.edu/.
The deadline for applications for the 2008 Summer
Prelaw Institute in March 28, 2008.
Prelaw Links
ABA
Legal Education and Student Resources
CLEO-
Applying to Law School
Law
School Admissions Council- Getting Started
Texas
A&M University Professional School Advising
Texas
Tech University Prelaw Program
University
of Houston Prelaw Advising
University
of Texas Prelaw Services
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