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.
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BUS 124 Introduction to Management BUS 225 Business Law BUS 260 Business Leadership & Service ECO 101 Introduction to Macroeconomics ECO 102 Introduction to Microeconomics ECO 303 International Economics ENG 101 Written Communication ENG 108 College Writing ENG 112 Business Writing ENG 210 Advanced Exposition ENG 212 Technical Writing ENV 204 Environmental Policy ENV 217 Environmental Stewardship IS 370 International Law MCM 110 Effective Speaking MCM 120 Interpersonal Communications |
MCM 303 Media Law and Ethics PHI 121 Ethics PHI 207 Private Values and Public Policy PHI 209 Ethical Issues Today PHI 220 Environmental Ethics PHI 222 Logic PHI 226 Business Ethics PS 120 American Government PS 204 Intro to Law PS 310 Women, Minorities & Law PS 318 Constitutional Law SOC 120 Intro to Sociology SOC 225 Social Problems/Inequalities SOC 230 Deviance & Criminal Justice SOC 234 Conflict Resolution THE 100 Techniques of Acting I |