PreLaw

Department of Political Science
College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
Location: Clement, 143
Phone: 931-221-7515
Website: www.apsu.edu/polysci

Advisors guide the student to meet the minimum requirements for admission to a professional law program. The student may elect to complete the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, or the degree of Bachelor of Arts in preparation for applying for admission to a school of law. In meeting these requirements, students are referred to the core requirements for the B.B.A., B.S., or B.A. degree and the restrictions of the major and minor they elect. Students interested in attending law school are able to follow any one of the following routes:

1. Any major and minor with a pre-law studies pathway (political science major encouraged; see Dr. Gordon)
2. A political science major with a Legal Studies concentration (the emphasis; however, is on paralegal training.)
3. Any major