Pre-Law Program

Adrian College offers a pre-law program for students who plan to attend law school and pursue a career as a lawyer. It is generally agreed that future lawyers need to be very broadly educated and that there is no one pattern of undergraduate preparation which is ideal for everyone who is interested in law. Each student should select a major or majors that will encourage the development of orderly work habits and sharpen the ability to think critically and state ideas clearly. Students are encouraged to meet early in their undergraduate careers with the director of the Institute for Law and Public Policy so they can craft course plans that best meet their needs and learn more about other resources available to pre-law students. The individual attention provided by our program assures that students will be acquainted with some extremely important basic concepts that will be helpful in law school while allowing them maximum flexibility to select the rest of their studies on the basis of their personal interests and aptitudes.

Under the 3+3 Admissions Program, students at Adrian College may matriculate to the University of Toledo College of Law after three years of undergraduate study.  To accomplish this, students should declare to the Adrian College Law Institute advisor their intention to pursue the 3+3 Admissions Program as early as possible.  The credits earned during the first year of law school count towards the credits needed for the Bachelor’s degree, so that the student is awarded a Bachelor’s degree by Adrian College following the successful completion of the first year of law school.  Thus, by completing three years of undergraduate study and three years of law school, students earn a Bachelor’s degree and J.D. in six years rather than the traditional seven years.

Recommended courses for all pre-law students include:

COMM302, PHIL105, PHIL201, PHIL331, PSCI101, , SCJ366, SCJ393, SCJ396, SCJ397, SCJ400, SCJ402.

Recommended courses for students interested in business law include:

ACCT203, ACCT204, BUS305