The Stetson Pre-Law Program Process

The Stetson Pre-Law Program is a Step-By-Step Process.

Step 1: Curriculum and GPA

• Email the Registrar your intent to be Pre-Law
• Choose your major. While there is no “right” major for getting into law school, consider choosing a major that prioritizes analytic writing skills. Here’s a list of popular pre-law majors that includes average LSAT scores by major.
• Take law-related classes outside of your major.
• Consider a business law minor as an option for strong training in law matters. Being a business school major is not a pre-requisite to taking a business law minor class!
• Consider finishing early or guaranteeing your admission into Stetson Law, one of the best trial practice law schools in the nation. Read about our 3+3 and 4+3 programs.
• If you are a Stetson Undergraduate honors student, take a look at the eligibility requirements for you to enter the Direct Admission Program with Stetson Law (video). 
• Review the pre-law checklist.
• No matter what major/minor you choose, aim for a high GPA to get into a top-ranked program .

Step 2: High LSAT Score Is Important

• A high score on the LSAT is a must for acceptance/scholarship at a great law school. See rankings of law schools.
• Start practicing during your first and second years by creating a study schedule. Take an Introduction to Logic (Phil104Q) course to give you essential skills for the Logical Reasoning portion of the exam. As you get closer to your test date, accelerate your schedule and consider taking a LSAT prep course.

Step 3: Join Phi Alpha Delta (PAD)

Consider trying out for the Mock Trial Team or the Moot Court Team at the beginning of the school year.

• Network and bond with other pre-law and law students as well as attorneys and judges   
• Consider Stetson's Mock Trial Team (Mock Trial video) or Moot Court Team (Moot Court video) 
• Consider becoming a counselor in Stetson's Mock Trial Summer Camp for high schoolers held every summer. 

Step 4: Advising, Internships and Other Opportunities

• Choose and notify your pre-law advisor to gain advice of what kind of attorney you should be, where should you go to law school, which of the recommended courses are best for you, and for further advice on other opportunities related to law.
• Opportunities include working at our mock trial summer camp.
• Prepare your letters of recommendation and personal statement.
• Discuss with your pre-law advisor the following points:
  • What to consider when writing your personal statement and gathering your letters of recommendation.
  • How you prepare your academic and professional records in order that your letters of recommendation define you in a way that makes the law school you like, like you.
  • What structure you use to write your personal statement.