Lincoln
University Pre-Law Certificate Program
Our Mission and Goals
The
mission of the Lincoln University Pre-Law Certificate program is to
offer students resources and supplemental courses
designed to facilitate the development of the skills necessary to be
successful in law school including analytical, problem solving,
critical listening, reading, oral communication, and research skills.
The program goals are to:
- Provide Pre-law related information to students and the campus community
- Facilitate
the development of necessary academic skills that will help students
become successful during the law school admissions process and beyond.
- Provide
and facilitate opportunities for students to engage in programs that
will enhance their abilities and chances to succeed in law school.
The Pre-Law Program
In
keeping with the recommendations of the American Bar Association (ABA)
Lincoln University does not offer an undergraduate Pre-Law major.
Rather students can choose any major to prepare for a legal education.
Students are admitted to law school from almost every academic
discipline.
Our Pre-Law Certificate program has
been planned to offer students an additional set of supplemental
courses designed to facilitate the development of the skills necessary
to be successful in law school including analytical and problem
solving, critical listening and reading, oral communication, and
research.
Courses Required for Pre-Law Certificate
1. PHL 217 Critical Reasoning
2. POL 310 Race and American Law
3. ENG 314 Legal Analysis and Writing
4. Select one of the following:
POL 400- Legal Problem Solving
POL 204 - Legal Systems
SOC 301 - Law and Society
POL 401 - Supreme Court and Constitutional Law
PHL 303 - Legal Philosophy
ECO 334 - Business Law
COM 404- Media Law and Ethics
Other courses may be approved and substituted upon the approval of the Pre-Law
Curriculum Committee.
Other Program Requirements
All Pre-Law students are:
- Required to join and demonstrate active participation in the University's Thurgood
Marshall Society. Contact Dr. Chieke Ihejirka at extension 7203 for meeting times,
etc.
- Encouraged to take advantage of the LSAT preparation course offered by Lincoln
University.
- Encouraged to join the Pi Kappa Delta /Forensic Society. Contact Dr. Judith A. W.
Thomas at extension 8151 for information.
On-Line Resources for Pre-Law Students
American Bar Association
For Future Black Law Students
Horace Mann Bond- Leslie Pinkey Hill Scholarship
LSAT
Law School Admissions Council
CLEO - Council on Legal Education Opportunity
National Bar Association
National Black Law Students Association
National Black Pre-Law and Admissions & Admissions Conference
Penn State - The Dickinson School of Law
Pre-Law Handbook
Temple Law School
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
Villanova Law School and PLUS program
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International
345 N. Charles Street 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-347-3118 Phone
410-347-3119 Fax
info@pad.org
www.padcommunity.org
For additional information, contact Ms. Marguerite Hoberg, ext. 7543, 355 Dickey Hall, or Dr. Patricia Joseph, ext.7547, 361 Dickey Hall.
Revised December, 2009
Lincoln
University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1570 Baltimore Pike, P.O. Box
179, Lincoln University, PA 19352 \ (484) 365-8000
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