Common majors include political science, history, English, psychology, sociology, economics, finance, philosophy, business administration, journalism, accounting, international studies, criminal justice, communication studies, education, engineering, and foreign language. Because the law is such a broad field, any major will work as preparation for the study of the law. Law schools encourage students to major in the field that most interests them based on the belief that students will be more academically successful when they are pursuing a major that most interests them. Often students enjoy their majors so much that they decide to do graduate work before going to law school. Such a decision just reinforces their positions as scholars and does not make them less competitive when they apply to law school.
Students can choose to double major or to declare one or more minors.
Again, these choices should come from the student's interest and not from an approach of trying to impress a law school. Students should also consider taking classes that will round out their education. Challenging courses will help to develop skills in a variety of areas. Course Suggestions for Pre-Law Students Law school admissions committees consider the level of difficulty of courses taken in undergraduate school. No Pass courses as those are difficult for admissions committees to evaluate.