{"id":29891,"date":"2025-06-25T11:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?post_type=program&#038;p=29891"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:03:43","slug":"pre-law","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/academics\/pre-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Pre-Law            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<text>\n  \n<p class=\"intro\">Pre-law studies and a law degree are flexible programs. While many individuals take a traditional path and become practicing attorneys, many others use their legal training to work in business or other professions. To become a licensed attorney, three years of law school is required beyond college leading to the Juris Doctor (JD) degree.<\/p>\n<p>Preparation for law school is a continuous process. It involves planning an undergraduate program that develops the skills necessary for the successful study of law; learning about the law profession and career options; and participating in activities (extracurricular, volunteer, internships, related employment) that enhance and build on classroom learning.<\/p>\n<p>Skills deemed most essential by law schools are written and verbal communication abilities, an organized and logical thought process, analytical reasoning, research, and strong habits of thoroughness, tenacity, and intellectual curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Students are advised to choose a major that features the qualities that law schools are seeking. Common majors for students interested in going on to law school are political science, philosophy, history, and English, but a student from any major can go on to law school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two factors play primary roles in determining admission to law schools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li>academic performance as measured by the grade point average, and<\/li>\n\t<li>score on the LSAT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The quality and rigor of the undergraduate program also will be considered.<\/p>\n  \n\n<\/text>\n\n\n\n<p>To request this pre-professional classification, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.bplogix.net\/form.aspx?pid=0d7c854a-f1ef-4afa-9901-e8f47a1d1429&amp;formid=9eb47cf7-8853-4363-97c0-2755f6dc29c5\">Pre-Law Intake Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Pre-professional<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--2\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Format<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>On Campus<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<button class=\"uwm-p-modal--launch uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" aria-controls=\"uwm-modal-pre-law\" data-modal-prefix-class=\"uwm-p\" data-modal-content-id=\"uwm-modal-pre-law\" data-modal-close-text=\"Close\" data-modal-close-title=\"Close\"><strong>Pre-Law<\/strong><\/button>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--outline uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/contact\/\" rel=\"\">Contact<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\"><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"program-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/\">Law School Admissions Council<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleoscholars.com\/\">CLEO Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cleoinc.org\/\">Council on Legal Education Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/careercenter.html\">American Bar Association Career Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nalp.org\/prelaw_portal\">National Association for Law Placement Pre-Law Portal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equaljusticeworks.org\/pre-law\">Equal Justice Works<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsac.org\/jd\/lsat\/about-the-lsat\/\">Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverlaw.org\/considering\/\">Discover Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"details-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/letters-science\/pre-professional-programs\/pre-law\/\" rel=\"\">Academic Catalog<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uwm-modal-pre-law\" class=\"hidden\">\n<p>Pre-Law is not a major, and students must still choose a major. 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