Undergraduate
Programs of Study
Preparatory Programs
- Pre-Law
See
http://www.provost.cmich.edu/viceprovost/forms/program1.asp
for advisor information for pre-professional programs.
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Programs
Advisors:
John Meixner, Director of Law Professions Center, Department
of Philosophy, 774-3497.
Joyce Baugh, Department of Political Science, 774-3442.
Joyce Henricks, Department of Philosophy, 774-2650.
Michael Petrick, Department of Journalism, 774-3540.
Douglas Thomson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and
Social Work, 774-2655.
Students
interested in the legal profession should consult with
pre-law advisors early in their university career. Since
pre-law draws on numerous academic disciplines, we encourage
students to consult with several advisors. Many avenues of
study can lead to law school.
Students should keep in mind the words of the Pre-Law
Handbook published by the Association of American Law
Schools:
“The Association’s responsibility in matters of prelegal
education cannot best be met by prescribing of certain
courses for students planning later to study law. Such an
endeavor is foreclosed by the wide range for choice of
relevant pre-law preparation.... ”
The Association calls attention to the quality of
undergraduate instruction which is fundamental to the later
attainment of legal competence. That quality of education
requires that pre-law students develop basic skills and
insights. It thus involves education fostering:
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comprehension and expression of words;
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critical understanding of the human institutions and
values with which the law deals;
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creative power in thinking.
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