Course Prep List

Are There Particular Courses I Should Take to Prepare for Law School?

The American Bar Association (ABA) does not recommend any particular major or group of courses to prepare for a legal education and Wilson does not have a specified pre-law curriculum. Rather, students should pursue a rigorous course of study that interests and challenges them. However, the ABA states that there are bodies of knowledge that students can acquire prior to law school that will provide a sound foundation for a legal education. These include analytic and problem-solving skills, critical reading abilities, writing skills, oral communication and listening abilities, general research skills, task organization and management skills, and the values of serving others while promoting justice. The ABA recommends that individuals interested in pursuing a legal education should seek educational, extracurricular and life experiences that will assist them in developing these attributes. There are many courses at Wilson that are designed to hone these skills. The following is a partial and not exhaustive list of such courses. But please keep in mind that none of these is actually required to get into law school and that Wilson does not offer a pre-law major.