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Pre-Law Advising

The American Bar Association says that "a broad-based education that is rigorous and that stresses analytical and verbal communication skills" is most conducive to success in law school and in the legal profession.

CLASS courses and programs are ideally suited to develop these skills and abilities. The following core skills and areas of knowledge for pre-law students are stressed by CLASS:

  • Expression in written and spoken language
  • Ability to analyze and clarify complex concepts and problems
  • Knowledge of the economic and political organization of society
  • Understanding cultures and languages

 

Courses

Pre-Law courses offered within the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences include:

ANT 354
Laws, Values, and Culture
COM 260
 Communication Law
ENG 301
Writing for the Professions
GEO 413
 Environmental Law
HST 415
 American Intellectual History
HST 406
 Women in the United States
PHL 218
 Symbolic Logic I
PHL 420
 Philosophical Issues in the Law
PHL 480
 Social Philosophy
PLS 401
 Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers
PLS 405
 Jurisprudence
PLS 407
 Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
PLS 456
 International Law
SOC 302
 Criminology
SOC 360
 Juvenile Delinquency
SW 318
 Contemporary Treatment of Law Violators
PLS 207
 Introduction to Public Law
PLS 304
 The Criminal Justice System
PLS 327
 The American Judiciary
PLS 308/308A
 Mock Trial
PLS 409
 Contemporary Issues in American Law

 

Programs

The College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences offers several organized programs of study particularly relevant to the Pre-Law student.

The programs are:

  • Option in Criminology (Sociology B.A.)
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Minor (Psychology B.A.)
  • Law and Society Emphasis (Philosophy B.A.)

For details regarding the Criminology and Criminal Justice and Corrections programs, see the Psychology and Sociology Department, Bldg. 5, Room 110. For information on the Law and Society program, see the Philosophy Department, Bldg. 1, Room 321.

 

FAQ & Information

 

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Contact Pre-Law Advisor

For further information regarding Pre-Law offerings, the LSAT exam, and more, see the CLASS

Jill Hargis, J.D. Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Bldg. 94, Room 310
phone: 909-869-3882
email: jehargis@csupomona.edu