Although you may select a major in any subject, we recommend that all pre-law students take elective courses in English, philosophy, political science, economics, history and mathematics. We encourage you to take one of the law-related courses in our curriculum as early as possible to test your genuine interest in the field. The Logic and Critical Reasoning course offered in the philosophy department provides a solid foundation for beginning LSAT preparation. The following is a sampling of law-related courses in our curriculum:

WittSem

• 100: Censorship & Free Speech

Communication

• 280: Reasoning and Communication
• 351: Media Law

Economics

• 315: Economics of Labor
• 320: History of Economic Thought
• 340: Public Finance
• 350: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• 360: Industrial Organization
• 365: Law and Economics

History

• 202: Writing History: Law in America
• 225: Church and State
• 331: American Constitutional History
• 332: American Constitutional History II
• 390: Impeachments and Contested Elections

Management

• 340: Marketing Management
• 370: Legal Environment of Business
• 426: Federal Taxation
• 470: Business Associations

Philosophy

• 110: Logic and Critical Reasoning

Political Science

• 227: Criminal Law and Politics
• 320: Public Administration
• 321: Public Policy
• 322: American Constitutional Law

Psychology

• 160: Proseminar: Social Psychology

Religion

• 177: Religious Perspectives on Contemporary Moral Issues
• 378: Bioethics

Sociology

• 370: Criminology

School of Community Education

• 300: Issues: Employment Law for Managers
• 320: Legal Environment of Healthcare

One-on-one advising

Wittenberg professors serve as academic advisors and will help you choose the best major and courses to meet your academic and career goals. We recommend that you meet with Wittenberg's pre-law advisor to learn more about the academic courses and co-curricular experiences that will best prepare you for law school and your career as a lawyer.