TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preparing for Law School: Advice for the Pre-Law Student

• Courses to Consider
• Beyond Coursework
• Tying It All Together

Law School Application Checklist

• Freshman and Sophomore Years
• Junior Year
• Summer After Junior Year
• Senior Year

Resources

PLEASE NOTE : This handbook has been designed to offer information which may be helpful for students interested in eventual application to law school. It is not intended to offer a guarantee of law school admissions. This document has been prepared by the Office of Pre-Professional Advising at the University of South Carolina with assistance from John Benfield, former Dean of Admissions at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Tom Pearce, University of Virginia, Keely James, Oklahoma State University, and faculty members from the University of South Carolina.