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A UW-Stout Preprofessional Program

Introduction

University of Wisconsin-Stout does not offer a degree in law. UW-Stout does, however, offer a preprofessional curriculum in the environment of a smaller university. Students typically complete a Stout degree in Business Administration; Human Development and Family Studies; or Psychology, while paying attention to recommended coursework.

As soon as possible, you should determine the entrance requirements of the school of your choice to help plan a specific preprofessional program for eventual credit transfer.

Several regional schools offer law degree programs. The following is a partial list:

In addition, the pre-law advisor has current catalogues from schools across the country, which are available to interested students.

Pre-Law Curriculum

There is no single set of courses which specifically prepares someone for law school and a subsequent legal career. The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools encourages pre-law students “to fill your undergraduate curriculum with broad, diverse, and challenging courses.” UW-Stout’s general education requirements provides students with an opportunity to take such classes during their freshman and sophomore years.

The following is a selected group of interrelated courses which would well-serve a pre-law student. It is only recommended as a sample, from which the student could certainly deviate, but these courses follow the guide’s recommendation that pre-law students take courses which will teach them “to read, think and write well, and have some understanding of what shapes human experience.”

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