Pre-Law Advising
Information about Pre-Professional Degrees, including Pre-Law, is available here. To schedule an appointment for pre-law advising, please contact Prof. Paul Chen at tel:360-650-4876360-650-4876 or by email at: Paul.chen@wwu.edu.
Students may also consider the Law, Diversity & Justice Minor offered through Fairhaven College. Combined with Political Science course work in American politics and public policy, the LDJ minor offers a solid foundation in legal reasoning and processes to students thinking of law school. The Law, Diversity & Justice Minor offered by the Center for Law, Diversity and Justice is an interdisciplinary student-centered course of study for those interested in law, diversity and access to the legal system for under-served communities. This rigorous curriculum, open to all Western students, is taught in seminars by faculty using law school texts - casebooks. The minor welcomes students who desire to effect change and who have the potential to act as leaders and role models in their communities using legal knowledge and processes. Total LDJ Minor Credits Required: minimum of 28-33 credits.
Finally, students considering a career in law may wish to do an internship with either a private law firm or a local agency to see what lawyers actually do.
Information about Pre-Professional Degrees, including Pre-Law, is available here. To schedule an appointment for pre-law advising, please contact Prof. Paul Chen at 360-650-4876 or by email at: Paul.chen@wwu.edu.
For complete details about the law school application process, students can visit the Law School Admissions Council and the American Bar Association's website on preparing for law school.
