Pre-Law
Students interested in attending law school may elect a pre-law concentration. While this concentration is not mandatory for students preparing for a legal career, it does provide a unique preparation for law school. Enrolling in the Pre-Law Concentration ensures that interested students will receive appropriate advising as they prepare for a career in the legal profession. Students majoring in any field at Saint Francis University may enroll in the Pre-Law Concentration.
The Pre-Law concentration is available as a concentration to students majoring in Political Science, Public Administration/Government Service, History, and other subject areas.
All pre-law students will be expected to participate in extracurricular activities designated by the program advisor. To facilitate entry into the legal profession, students are encouraged to participate in the Pre-Law Club. The Club sponsors debates, films, guest speakers, a "law day" program, and moot court exercises (in which Constitutional Law or Civil Rights and Civil Liberties students serve as members of a "mock" Supreme Court). SFU pre-law students also participate in moot court competitions sponsored by law schools.
Saint Francis University, in collaboration with Duquesne University School of Law, offers a highly competitive early admission program for pre-law students. This partnership provides special academic opportunities for qualified students to earn both an undergraduate degree and a law degree in just six years rather than seven.
Dr. Joseph Melusky, Chair of History and Political Science and a member of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, serves as faculty moderator for the Pre-Law Club.