Pre-Law Certificate

Requirements for the Pre-Law Certificate (21 credits):

• PHIL - 103. Reason and Argument 3 credit(s)   OR
• PHIL - 155. Logic 3 credit(s)

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• MATH - 010. Finite Mathematics 3 credit(s)   OR
• BAAS - 200. Business Statistics I 3 credit(s)

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• WRIT - 100. Rhetoric and Writing 3 credit(s)

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• BLAW - 200. Legal Environment of Business 3 credit(s)   OR
• BLAW - 310. Commercial Transactions 3 credit(s)

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• MGMT - 113. Business Communication 3 credit(s)   OR
• WRIT - 220. Rhetoric and Oral Communication 3 credit(s)

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• POSC - 370. Civil Liberties I 3 credit(s) (Offered Alternate Fall)   OR
• POSC - 372. Civil Liberties II 3 credit(s) (Offered Alternate Spring)

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• POSC - 374. Introduction to Criminal Law 3 credit(s) (Offered Alternate Fall)   OR
• POSC - 376. The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments 3 credit(s) (Offered Alternate Spring)

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• All of the above courses are useful for enhancing communication skills, critical and analytical thinking for the LSAT, and the first-year curriculum at most law schools.

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• Siena College maintains cooperative 4/3 programs with three law schools (listed in the Affiliation/Articulation Agreements  section of the catalog).

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• Students interested in attending Law school should visit and consult with Dr. Leonard Cutler, Pre-Law Advisor, and review with him the Law School handbook, law school catalogs, and application forms and information on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Additional information and other publications on the study of law are available at the Office of Career and Professional Development.