Our graduates are prepared to enter law school from any major, from biology to classics. They have been accepted at a long list of the nation's best law schools, including Harvard, Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Cornell and the University of Michigan. The Ursinus program offers many pathways to the law. English and modernlanguages, for example, build verbal skills crucial to legal practice. Politics focuses on social processes that shape the law.
Business administration explores the economic context.
From patent law to environmental law, the liberal arts open doors to the profession. At the same time, each department has a pre-law advisor to help you think about how your academic interests might form the foundation for a law career. The law is diverse, and our advisors help you see its possibilities. We offer even more opportunities through American University's Washington Semester Program. Our Career Planning Office arranges meetings with law school representatives and employers.