Pre-Law

The education prerequisite for admission to most law schools is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Most law schools do not require any specific pre-law courses. However, the Association of American Law Schools recommends that a pre-law student take undergraduate courses that will best prepare the student to communicate ideas. Some appropriate courses are accounting, business, economics, English, history, logic, mathematics, philosophy, and political science.

The admission requirements for the law schools at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, and the University of Tulsa include a bachelor’s degree, specified scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) designated by each law school, and a creditable overall grade point average. Most law schools consider it desirable that their applicants apply for admission, take the LSAT, and register for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) early in the senior year preceding enrollment. All candidates and scholarship applicants in particular are urged to register for the June or September administration of the LSAT.

For additional information, contact the Department of Visual Arts, Communication, Social Sciences and Native American Leadership.