Bachelor of Arts - Law & Liberal Arts (Pre-Law)

Program Description

The law and the liberal arts major is designed to help students prepare for law school and for students who are interested in a broadly-based liberal arts education that focuses on the law. University of Findlay's interdisciplinary curriculum is designed to prepare students for a successful career in diverse areas of law including business, risk management, real estate and civil rights. Collaboration with business, criminal justice and political science allows students to pursue double majors or minors to complement their pre-law education.

Currently, graduates of this program have been accepted into 39 different law schools throughout the United States.

As part of the pre-law program, students have the opportunity to intern with local and regional law offices. Students have worked directly on a variety of cases, involving criminal murder cases, business issues and real estate transactions. If students are interested in criminal law, they can work with attorneys who are handling murder cases or felonies; in fact, one of the most popular internships is with attorneys who handle capital crime cases, that is, cases where the defendant could potentially receive the death penalty. Students will help prepare the written briefs, do investigative research, talk to witnesses, visit the defendants and attend trials. Other internships involve work with law firms, prosecutor's offices, public defenders and probation /juvenile delinquency.