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Pre-Law Courses

Program Requirements
Core Course Requirements

HIS 3023: America Since 1960 ECO 2003: Economics: Mainstream & Alternative Perspectives GOV 1013: American Government PHI 2021: Logic

3 3 3 3 Credits: 12

Distribution Course Requirements:

Successfully complete of a curriculum stressing: (10-12 credits) a. knowledge about American society, history and government, and economics; b. oral communication skills; c. analytical skills; and d. research skills

Students are to complete one course from each of these four distribution categories. Recommended courses are listed below.

In addition, students are required to:

• Complete an experience related to the profession such as an internship in a legal setting, a job shadow, substantial volunteer work, or an independent project.

• Demonstrate strong writing skills such as through a substantial research project in the student’s major area of study.

• Demonstrate through community service or similar volunteer experience a commitment to serving others.

• Obtain an overall GPA of 3.3 or higher.

Core Courses: 12 Credits

Distribution Courses: 10-12 Credits

Total Certificate: 22-24 Credits

Program Procedures
1. Submit an application to the pre-law program committee after one semester at GMC or at an earlier date by arrangement with the committee.

2. Meet regularly with the Director of the Pre-law Certificate Program to discuss course selection and to get academic advising.

3. Submit by the end of the junior year a report detailing what program requirements you have completed and how you intend to meet all of the program requirements by graduation.

4. Submit an application for the issuance of a Pre-law Program Certificate. The application should be submitted in the final semester before graduation and should demonstrate to the pre-law program committee how the student has met all of the program requirements.

List of Recommended Courses for each Distribution Category (see the Director of the Pre-law Certificate Program for a complete listing of courses offered each semester)

Knowledge-oriented courses
Business Law I
Constitutional Law
Environmental Law
International Environmental Law & Policy
Law and Society
Philosophy of Law
Public Policy & the Environment
Social Theory
Topics in the US Supreme Court
Topics in the Vermont Supreme Court
Wildlife law

Skill-oriented courses
Communication skills
Environmental Advocacy, Public Policy, and Corporate Responsibility
International Negotiation & the Environment
Media Campaigns and Advocacy
Persuasion

Analytical skills
Calculus I
Calculus II
Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis

Research skills
Directed Study in the Social Sciences
Environmental Policy Research, Writing, and Analysis
Environmental Studies Thesis
Honors Thesis
Independent study with a significant research project