The Ozarks Pre-Law Program is not a major but instead is designed to guide students toward a successful legal career through advising, programming, and course selection. It helps students identify the law school that aligns with their goals, supports their journey to gain admission, and prepares them to thrive in law school and beyond.
There is no specific major required to gain acceptance to or successfully graduate from any law school. Instead, Success on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), in gaining admission to law school, in graduating from law school, and as an attorney is based on how well one acquires analytical and problem-solving skills, critical reading abilities, and high competence in written communication.
We recommend that you major in the discipline that fascinates and challenges you the most and inspires your best work. You should also take courses that will help prepare you for the LSAT and the academic work you will encounter in law school. Our LENS curriculum is a good fit for the academic work that will prepare you best for law school.
Degree Outcomes
Provide students with a strong foundation in critical thinking, preparing them to analyze legal issues and construct compelling arguments for applications in law school and beyond
Advise students about how to meet admissions requirements for law schools, of the students choosing, through coursework in courses related to Political Science, Mathematics and Philosophy, History, Sociology, Communication Studies, and more
Equip students with foundational research skills and improved communication skills, preparing them for the demands of law school and legal practice
Example Courses
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PLS 1013: American National Government
American National Government explores major facets of the U.S. political system, including its national institutions, federalism, public opinion, parties and interest groups, campaigns and elections, political culture, civil liberties and rights and public policy issues. This course addresses perennial issues of political science, including questions of authority, power and justice, through an examination of American institutions and contemporary issues. -
HIS: 1123 United States History I
This course examines the major social, economic, cultural and political issues that helped shape the region of the present-day United States through the Civil War. Highlights include early exploration, colonial development, the American Revolution, the emergence of an American national identity and the conflict over slavery. -
SOC 1013: Introduction to Sociology
Intro to Sociology covers the terms, research methods and theoretical bases of sociology. The dynamics of human interaction, societal institutions and development of the human community are considered throughout this course.
