{"id":10016,"date":"2026-04-02T09:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=10016"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:06:53","slug":"pre-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/liberal-arts\/history-legal-studies-department\/programs\/pre-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law Professional Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interested in law school? First, you\u2019ll need to complete a bachelor\u2019s degree or its equivalent before beginning law school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is suggested that interested students follow a program that provides in-depth study in areas that promote critical thinking and written and oral communication skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Pre-Law students major in\u00a0English<\/a>,\u00a0History<\/a>, Legal Studies<\/a>,\u00a0Political Science and Public Administration<\/a>, or\u00a0Economics<\/a>. Other majors in our department also provide an excellent background for law school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before deciding to pursue a legal career, interested students are encouraged to contact Pre-Law advisor Dr. Gregory Richard to get information about majors, minors, grade point averages, internship and volunteer activities, law school admission tests, personal statements, and law schools in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact the History & Legal Department<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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\n Dr. Juandrea Bates\n <\/div>\n
\n Director of Legal Studies\n <\/div>\n
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Minn\u00e9 Hall 220<\/p>\n

507.457.2821<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n Email Juandrea Bates<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Dr. Matthew Lungerhausen\n <\/div>\n
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Minn\u00e9 Hall 214<\/p>\n

507.457.5409<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n Email Dr. Matthew Lungerhausen <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Pattie Thompson\n <\/div>\n
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Minn\u00e9 Hall 212<\/p>\n

507.457.5418<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n Email Pattie Thompson<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Interested in law school? WSU’s Pre-Law pathway will set you on the right track for law school while you complete a bachelor’s degree of your choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":9994,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[422],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-10016","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-history-legal-studies","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10016"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15402,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10016\/revisions\/15402"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}