Unlike the medical professions schools, law schools do not prescribe a set of courses required for admission. Students preparing for admission to law school should seek a broad undergraduate experience. A major field of concentration should be chosen according to the student's personal interest. The ability to write clearly and concisely is, in the opinion of most law school deans, one of the most important criteria for admission to law school. It is essential that law school students develop a command of the English language.
Several programs are available.
Students interested in engineering generally take both a Physics and Mathematics course at the appropriate levels of placment plus two electives during the first semester. In many cases the appropriate courses are either MAT 109 or 110 and PHY 111. Duke awards the professional degree of Master of Forestry or Master of Environmental Management to qualified candidates at the end of the second year. The student must complete a total of 60 units at Duke. The requirements for these 4-2 students are essentially the same as those for students entering Duke after the junior year.