Week of Welcome (WOW) Event
All Rise: Calling All Lawyers
New Students: Join us to meet the Director of the Law, Justice, and Advocacy Minor, Pre-Law Advisor, and UT pre-law student leaders.
When: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Where: Register for the Zoom. This event will be recorded and can be provided upon request.
Pre-Law 101: Contract for Success Workshops
This workshop is the first step in getting involved with UT pre-law resources. We will discuss majors and classes, getting involved on campus and in the law field, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), and the law school application timeline.
Please check back in February for Spring 2025 dates.
Join us on Canvas
Current UT students self-enroll in the Pre-Law Professions Advising Canvas page.
Declare Your Pre-Professional Interest in Law
Please indicate your pre-professional path by filling out our pre-professional interest form. While pre-law is not a major, declaring your interest will allow us to send you specific information on your intended field.
Majors
In accordance with guidelines recommended by the Association of American Law Schools, the University has not established a specialized “pre-law” major, but rather, encourages prospective law students to undertake a course of study that develops “comprehension and expression in words, critical understanding of the human institutions with which the law deals and creative power in thinking.”
Various undergraduate majors offer appropriate preparation for law school education. The most frequently selected majors of successful pre-law students at the University are:
- Accounting
- Business Management
- Criminology
- Economics
- English
- History
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
The Law, Justice and Advocacy minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to improve critical thinking, communication, writing and advocacy skills. These skills are beneficial to most careers and professions, but particularly valuable for students interested in attending law school or entering other law-related careers. Recent graduates have attended nationally renowned law schools across the nation.
The University provides designated faculty pre-law advisors who are familiar with law school admissions requirements, application procedures and curricula. It also sponsors pre-law forums with attorneys as guest speakers, internships in law and judicial offices, campus visits by law school representatives, and student visits to law schools to assist undergraduates in planning.
Spartan Success
Every year our students go on to attend law schools all throughout the country. From 2011 to 2021 our students attended the following law schools:
| Albany Law School of Union University American University Appalachian School of Law Arizona State University Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Ave Maria School of Law Barry University Boston College Boston University Brooklyn Law School California Western School of Law Cardozo Law- Yeshiva University Charleston School of Law Charlotte School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law City University of New York Depaul University Drexel University Emory University Florida A&M University Florida Coastal School of Law Florida International University George Washington University Georgetown University Hofstra University Howard University Inter American University Lewis and Clark Law School Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago | Mercer University Michigan State University Mississippi College Mitchell Hamline New England Law- Boston New York Law School Northern Illinois University Northern Kentucky University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Pace University Roger Williams University Rutgers Seattle University Seton Hall University SMU Dedman School of Law South Texas College of Law St Johns University School of Law St Thomas University Stetson University Suffolk University Syracuse University Temple University The Florida State University The John Marshall Law School The Ohio State University The Pennsylvania State University The Thomas M Cooley Law School The University of Akron The University of New Mexico | The University of Texas Touro College University of Maryland University of Denver University of Detroit Mercy University of Louisville University of South Carolina University of Baltimore University of California at Los Angeles University of Colorado University of Connecticut University of Florida University of Maine University of Miami University Of New Hampshire University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Puerto Rico University of Richmond University of St. Thomas–Minneapolis University of The District of Columbia University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Villanova University Wake Forest University Washington And Lee University Washington University Western Michigan University Western New England University Western State University Widener University Delaware Law School |
Contact
Jackie Mikulski
Academic Program Specialist
Academic Success Center
Office: Technology Building
Email: jmikulski@ut.edu
Pre-professions advising has a dedicated program specialist to help students prepare for law school. Current University of Tampa students please contact Jackie Mikulski with any questions or to schedule an appointment. Please include your student ID number in the email.
