Pre-Law Program

Education for the practice of law consists of an undergraduate education followed by a three-year course of study in law school. Students should develop certain basic skills and insights including: comprehension and expression in words; critical understanding of the human institutions and values with which the law deals; and analytical thinking. Marietta College provides an education that helps its students gain competence in writing and speaking; study in the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences; and to enter deeply into a field of study. These are the types of skills sought by schools of law.

There is no single major that best prepares a student to study law. However, the College does offer a Legal Studies minor for students who desire a more formalized track to prepare them for law school.

Our Pre-Law advisor works with each student individually to tailor a schedule that ensures courses are taken in a timely fashion to help students prepare for the LSAT, the law school entrance examination. Dr. Schaefer also works with students on study skills, test preparation, and the completion of law school applications. It is his goal to smooth the law school admissions process. He begins working with students as soon as they identify themselves as Pre-Law students. This can occur on your first day at the College or years after graduation.

For more information on the Pre-Law program, contact:

Mark Schaefer, PhD

Professor of Political Science

Thomas Hall 314

(740) 376-4801

mes001@marietta.edu