OHIO Mock Trial Wins AMTA Invitational Tournament
Pre-Law Majors & Resources in Arts & Sciences
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Alexis Karolin Discovers She Can Thrive – in Wales and in Athens"I remember after a tearful goodbye at the airport, I sat on my plane to Toronto panicking, thinking, 'Who let me go to a foreign country alone?… I can’t do this!.'" said Alexis Karolin.
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Summer Law & Trial Institute Shifts Legal Exploration OnlineMore than two dozen alumni, attorneys and judges helped 20 high school students get a better understanding of the law and its possibilities.
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Hayman Is President-elect of the Midwestern Association of Pre-law AdvisorsLarry Hayman, Esq., OHIO's pre-law advisor, is President-elect of the Midwestern Association for Pre-Law Advisors.
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If you plan to enter law school after earning an undergraduate degree, it is prudent to choose a major that reflects your true academic interest. Majors in History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology are often considered excellent academic preparation for law school.
You may also want to select courses from English composition and literature, American literature, History (English and American), Political Science, Economics, Sociology, a laboratory science, Mathematics, Philosophy (include ethics and logic), Accounting, Psychology, and a foreign language. Courses in speech, and training in expression, as well as activities that develop the capacity for independent thought and action, are recommended.
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that to enter law school you must be able to show possession of an undergraduate degree from an approved college if you wish to take the Ohio Bar Examination. Law schools in the State of Ohio require the degree of all entering students, regardless of the state in which they plan to take the bar examination.
Pre-Law Majors at Ohio
There is no one major or set of classes that is necessary to enter law school. Successful law students and attorneys come from all academic disciplines and majors. Reflecting this, Ohio University has a long tradition of providing excellent law-related majors. Some majors that tend to send a relatively high number of students to law school have designated a specific "pre-law" major in their department.