Pre-law

The pre-professional program for law is not a major in which a degree can be earned but rather a program of study designed to strengthen the student’s candidacy for law school.

Degree Outcomes

Graduates have attended law school at institutions including:

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Duke University
• Wake Forest University
• Western Michigan University–Cooley Law School
• Catholic University of America
• University of South Carolina
• Syracuse University
• Vanderbilt University
• Suffolk University
• Washington and Lee University

UNCG alumni hold positions including:

• Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor
• Attorney, city of Baltimore, Md.
• District court judge, state of North Carolina
• Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Brooksville, Md.
• Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Roanoke, Va.
• Prosecuting attorney, Nassau County, Fla.
• Criminal investigation division chief, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Criminal magistrate, Guilford County (N.C.) Schools

The Student Experience

• The expertise of members of the UNCG pre-law advisory committee in designing a comprehensive plan of study is intended to maximize the likelihood of your gaining admission to the law school of your choice.
• Guidance choosing an academically rigorous major will encourage the competencies that law school admission committees seek, including communication skills; critical, creative, and reflective thinking skills; and a developed understanding of American institutions and values.
• Choose course work in the areas of philosophical, religious, and ethical principles (GPR) and reasoning and discourse (GRD). Courses in these areas are offered by departments including:
  • Anthropology
  • Communication Studies
  • English
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology

Additional Information

Admission to law school depends on a high GPA and strong scores on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).