Why Pre-Law?
The University of Richmond’s Pre-Law Program offers Richmond students the opportunity to take advantage of a range of counseling services and programmatic opportunities designed to increase their understandings of and improve their preparation for law school and legal practice.
Law schools and undergraduate colleges agree that there is no such thing as a “pre-law” curriculum. While many aspiring lawyers take courses in political science, history or English, students may do just as well with academic emphases in science, engineering, math or foreign languages. In fact, fields such as patent or intellectual property law may be more accessible to a student with a strong science or engineering background.