Pre-Law
Your path to law school.
Unique in the tri-state & New England areas
Pre-Law at WCSU offers students a broad array of majors and minors.
Western Connecticut State University offers several undergraduate law courses, including Legal Writing, Research & Analysis, a staple of all first-year law school requirements. You can take a course in appellate advocacy and, if interested in further honing your skills, join the award-winning Appellate Advocacy Society and compete against students from other universities in the annual American Moot Court Competition.
If you want a more concentrated focus on law during your undergraduate education, choose the Legal Studies option within the Division of Justice & Law Administration.
Pre-law students at Western Connecticut State University study with dedicated faculty who are recognized experts in different areas of the law. Many faculty are published scholars whose work has achieved national recognition. Interested students collaborate with faculty in research projects and present their findings at national academic conferences.
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Western Connecticut State University is your pathway to law school admission.
As a Pre-law student you learn to think critically, problem solve, conduct legal research, analyze complex problems and communicate effectively and professionally.
A law degree means more than going to court and representing clients. There are many career opportunities for someone with a law degree.
Our graduates have been admitted to the practice of law in multiple states around the country and are employed in wide-ranging areas of the law.
We have alumni who work at large firms and those who have started their own smaller firms. Alumni work in the public sector as prosecutors and defense attorneys or as judges. Our alumni hold positions in large corporations and non-profit organizations.
Whether they are practicing corporate law, public interest law, operating a business, leading a non-governmental organization or involved in other occupations where they put their legal skills to work, all of them started their journey at Western Connecticut State University.
Law schools where our alumni have been accepted and attended
Albany Law School
American University College of Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Brooklyn College School of Law
Chicago-Kent College School of Law
College of William & Mary School of Law
Cornell University School of Law
Florida Coastal University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
George Washington University School of Law
Hamline University School of Law
Harvard University School of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
Indiana University School of Law
Massachusetts School of Law
New England College of Law
New York Law School
Pace University Haub School of Law
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Regent University School of Law
Roger Williams University School of Law
Rutgers University School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law
University of Richmond School of Law
Western Michigan University Cooley School of Law
Western New England University School of Law
Our Pre-Law Advisors are available to discuss your law school interests and plans. The Pre-Law Advisory Committee is comprised of the following dedicated faculty members:
Alumni Success Stories
“The JLA program was a great preparation for law school. I knew what briefing a case meant, and had a great general understanding of underlying legal concepts from the classes WCSU offered me. All of that, I think, is a testament to the caliber of WCSU’s JLA Division and its professors, which allows for a lot of student connections.”
“Take advantage of the opportunities that WCSU provides with the relief of knowing that you won’t come out of college in massive student debt. Don’t believe that being at a smaller state school could possibly prevent you from pursuing your law degree. Quite to the contrary, the support you receive at WCSU could actually be what sets you apart from the masses of applicants to law schools. From the quality of the classes to the encouragement from the faculty, WCSU will get you far.”
“I talked with Professor Dwyer as much as I could as we walked from class to our cars. He had a huge impact on my life and his belief in me gave me inspiration and kept my dream alive. When I was having a tough day at UConn Law School, he would tell me he wouldn’t allow me to quit. He was just as emotionally invested in my vision as I was.”
