Pre-Law at North Park

The pre-law track provides the coursework and advising you need to build a strong foundation for law school applications. This track pairs with a major—typically politics and government or business and economics—helping you develop a deeper understanding of legal, governmental, and business complexities. 

Pre-professional tracks help you build a strong foundation for graduate school or professional programs. These tracks aren’t standalone majors, but a curated set of courses designed to complement your chosen field of study. Pre-law students receive guidance from politics and government faculty. Your advisors will help you explore your interests in pre-law, stay on track academically, and prepare for graduate school applications and interviews.

Featured courses

POGO 3500–Constitutional Law
An introduction to the judicial process, an examination of the role of law in the American political system, and an historical and theoretical analysis of the United States Constitution as developed in landmark Supreme Court decisions relating to federalism, commerce, and separation of executive and legislative powers. Topics include individual rights; freedom of speech, press, and religion; abortion; censorship and obscenity; racial and gender discrimination; and affirmative action and reverse discrimination

Recommended courses

To prepare for graduate programs and a career in law, we recommend taking the following courses alongside your major and Core Curriculum requirements. Some courses may also fulfill major or Core Curriculum credits. For full course descriptions, visit the academic catalog.

BSE 2211: Principles of Macroeconomics (4) – meets culture and society requirement 

BSE 2520: Business Law (2) 

COMM 1910: Public Speaking (4) 

HIST 2110 or HIST 2120: US history to 1877 or US history since 1877 (4) 

PHIL 2510: Logic (4) 

PHIL 2530: Business and Professional Ethics (2) 

POGO 1600: American Government (4) 

POGO 2520: Criminal Justice (4) 

POGO 3500: Constitutional Law (4) 

SOC 2200: Criminology (4) 

SOC 2300: Ethics in Criminal Justice (4) 

SOC 2520: Criminal Justice (4) 

STAT 1490: Introductory Statistics (4) – meets analytical and mathematical requirement

 Elective (4) 

Elective (4)