Interested in Becoming a Law Pathway Student?
Upcoming Law Pathway Events
Dear Pathway Partners:
We have been anticipating the launch of the Khan Academy online LSAT Prep Course. The Khan Academy LSAT Prep Course is live! Please let us know how your students are using this tool in their preparation to take the LSAT: https://www.khanacademy.org/prep/lsat.
A huge thanks to Dave Karp who has been our eyes and ears on the ground with the pilot program enrollment at Chaffey College. We will include this resource on the Cal-LAW website.
All the best,
Leslie
Leslie Cunningham
Executive Director
California LAW, Inc.
1102 Q Street, Suite 4800
Sacramento, CA 95811
C: 951.545.3004
http://www.CaliforniaLAWInc.com
Building A Diversity Pipeline Into The Law
LCunningham@californialawinc.com | http://www.californialawinc.com
The Pre-Law Society Club
Check back for fall club meeting dates soon!
SMC 2+2+3 Plan
First 2 Years: Ideally, Law Pathway students will complete their general education and major prep at SMC over approximately two years, preparing to transfer (in any major). During this time, Pathway students will receive:
- Individual Mentoring
- Exposure to Careers in Law
- Networking Opportunities
- Leadership Training
- Membership to SMC Pre-Law Society
+2 Years: Transfer to any accredited undergraduate UC/CSU/Private institution to complete a bachelor's degree in any major.
+3 Years: Application with priority admissions review at any of the eight participating law schools:
- UCLA School of Law
- UC Berkeley School of Law
- USC Gould School of Law
- University of San Francisco School of Law
- UC Davis School of Law
- UC Irvine School of Law
- Loyola Law School Los Angeles
- Santa Clara Law School
Interested in Becoming a Law Pathway Student?
Benefits to Being a Law Pathway Student
- Individual mentoring
- Exposure to careers in law
- Networking and learning opportunities
- Leadership Training
- Membership to the SMC Law Society
- LSAT Test prep support
- Priority admissions review at participating law schools
Participating Law Schools
Eligibility Requirements to be a Law Pathway Student
Course Requirements
Course of Study:
Pre law advising 4.11.18
Students in the program must complete the following course requirements:
- COUN 20, Student Success Seminar, 3 units
- ENGL 1, Reading and Composition, 1 unit
- ENGL 2, Critical Analysis and Intermediate Composition, 3 units
- MATH 54, Elementary Statistics, 4 units
- POL SC 1, National and California Government, 3 units
- HIST 11, United States History through Reconstruction, 3 units OR HIST 12, United States History Since Reconstruction, 3 units
- COM ST 21, Argumentation, 3 units
- POLS SC 24, Intro to Law, or BUS 5, Business Law either 3 units
- POL SC 94, Law Experiential Learning, 1 unit
Things to keep in mind:
Application and Matriculation at Law School: students must complete the course work at the community college level during this agreement period, and enroll in participating law schools no later than Fall 2024.
Law School Scholarship Opportunities!
Check back for more scholarship opportunities soon!
SMC Law Pathways Contacts
Christina Gabler
Political Science Faculty Champion
Vicenta Arrizon
Counseling Faculty Champion
Dana Nasser
Business Law Faculty Champion
Edna Chavarry
Acting Dean - Institutional Research
