what's the best pre-law course??

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my cousin is planning to enter law school... but would like to know what would be the best pre-law course... any recs?

[illumina]

You can get into law school under virtually any course. Some schools may require a certain number of units (18 units of English, e.g.), but they're usually in the basic college curriculum.

Political Science, Philosophy, Social Sciences

[Ischaramoochie]

philo pa rin, hehe.

[Hulk]

Accounting! It has units in both law and tax. And if you ever change your mind about pursuing a law degree, you're still a licensed professional.


:frank:

[paralusi]

Section 6, Rule 138 of the Rules of Court of the Philippines, provides that:

No applicant for admission to the bar examination shall be admitted unless he presents a certificate that he has satisfied the Secretary of Education that, before he began the study of law, he had pursued and satisfactorily completed in an authorized and recognized university of college, requiring for admission thereto the completion of a four-year high school course, the course of study prescribed therein for a bachelor's degree in arts or sciences with any of the following subjects as major or field of concentration: Political Science, Logic, English, Spanish, History and Economics.

Circular No. 4, Series of 1961, of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, (DECS):

Effective the school year 1961-62, any holder of a four-year Bachelor of Science or Arts degree may be admitted to the regular law course provided he has earned at least 12 units in English, 24 units in Spanish, 6 units in Mathematics, and 18 units in Social Science (History, Political Science, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, etc.)

[Cyberspace_law]

legal Management

[masterjedi]

philo,polsci,legal management,social science

[WarderTrained]

A difficult course. Honestly.
I'd actually recommend a course with some accounting or mathematical subjects, despite their ostensible lack of connection to law. Subjects where you learn to pigeonhole information and discipline your mind - as opposed to subjects where you can get by through reading and not truly mastering the application of vague theories (or where the application simply isn't possible).
At the end of the day the study of law involves knowing the law. And no matter how well you can argue or theorize, all of that is useless if you never learned to discipline yourself enough to be able to just sit down and KNOW what the law says.

[souljah_boy]

philo-HRD!!!

GO SAN BEDA FIGHT!

[Ischaramoochie]

how's your thesis, chip?

[l•)]

ba english will teach u how to read fast (daw) kaya ok yun sa law iskul

[blue_angel_08]

for me. legal management kasi may mga subjects na matatake up mo sa law proper tulad ng remedial law na wala sa mga usual prelaw courses. most of the porfessors are lawyers so ang setting or way ng pagtuturo nila parang katulad sa law school. sa LM, matuto ka rin magdigest ng sobrang daming cases. kaya lang, konting schools lang ang nag-ooffer nito ( UST, DLSU, BEDA,).
ang the best? UST of course!

[LongBow]

Originally posted by Hulk
Accounting! It has units in both law and tax. And if you ever change your mind about pursuing a law degree, you're still a licensed professional.


:frank:

Good point!
Another thing is that you will have a feel of how it's like to take a professional exam plus, the college and review school training would definitely come in handy.

[LongBow]

Originally posted by blue_angel_08
for me. legal management kasi may mga subjects na matatake up mo sa law proper tulad ng remedial law na wala sa mga usual prelaw courses. most of the porfessors are lawyers so ang setting or way ng pagtuturo nila parang katulad sa law school. sa LM, matuto ka rin magdigest ng sobrang daming cases. kaya lang, konting schools lang ang nag-ooffer nito ( UST, DLSU, BEDA,).
ang the best? UST of course!

I heard that beda is now offering legal management.
Good move by the admin.

[Aquinatis]

ACCOUNTANCY

[LongBow]

Originally posted by Aquinatis
ACCOUNTANCY

another vote for accountancy!! yes!!

[ar!ene]

accountancy!

[dee C]

accountancy of course.... may business law na kasi sa undergrad... pati sa board exams, may business law rin...

tapos sabi nila mayaman raw yung mga cpa-lawyers... hehe...

[Introvert_S]

Try Business Economics... I believe okay ang peformance sa law school ng mga graduates ng BE...

The bar topnotcher from Ateneo (Anel? Ely? Diaz) finished Business Economics at the UP and so did Maria Celia Fernandez (1998 (?) bar topnotcher from the UP Law)

[tyanak_me]

A CPA-Lawyer can be a very formidable combo.

[bluemax]

Originally posted by blue_angel_08
for me. legal management kasi may mga subjects na matatake up mo sa law proper tulad ng remedial law na wala sa mga usual prelaw courses. most of the porfessors are lawyers so ang setting or way ng pagtuturo nila parang katulad sa law school. sa LM, matuto ka rin magdigest ng sobrang daming cases. kaya lang, konting schools lang ang nag-ooffer nito ( UST, DLSU, BEDA,).
ang the best? UST of course!

i agree, although in my case legal management convinced me NOT to go into law school. i got bored with my law subjects even though i got better grades in these than my business subjects. but then, that's just me. regarding schools, ateneo also offers this course and in fact, pioneered it in the philippines.

[DigitalAnalog]

I believe that taking an undergraduate course that is not related to law would give you a wider and more holistic approach not only in the legal practice but more importantly, in the profession of life.

I, however, do not practice what I preach because I'm taking up Legal Management. :D

[AbulugAdventure]

Economics.

[gox]

Anything. Just take a lot of courses which require you to read and write critically. Law school and the legal profession is all about language. Most lawyers argue all day about definitions to terms...and tackle the logic to legal arguments.

I recommend majoring in any course that interests you. Business, economics, english, tagalog, philippine studies, etc. Again, just make sure you take a healthy amount of courses which require you to read and write in a critically.

Economics, history and philosophy are good pre-law majors. But you really should'nt go through undergrad with an emphasis on creating a curriculum just for law school. Undergrad is a time to explore other options and other disciplines.

Law schools, assume you know nothing as a first year. So there is no need to really take up a pre-law course. Many students are enrolled in Legal Management courses, but I feel those courses do nothing in preparing you for the rigors and demands of law school. What you pick up in LM course, is usually covered in orientation in UP and Ateneo.

I guess the only requirement in law school is for people who are willing live in hell for 4 years and think and reason under an incrediable amount of pressure. So go ahead and major in whatever interests you!

[ladyluck]

Legal Management

[Thoma§]

I think there's a thread here already about this.

anyway, i think language courses are still the best pre-law courses. (english, journalism, literature, etc.)

[meowmeow]

Philosophy. Legal management and accounting are good pre-law courses.Why? Philo trains your mind to think logically and apply abstract concepts, legal management gives you a feel of the subject matter that you'll be studying in law school, and a CPA-lawyer is now a growing trend <imagine, you don't have to get an accountant to go over your company's books because you're one yourself>

But actually, any course that immerses you in reading, teaches you to think logically without having to consciously turn on the proverbial light switch and thereby expanding that mass in your head will do.

Oh, and be sure to bring out the heavy artillery, because law is war.

[unashamedusher]

Legal Management or Economics

[leolop]

Originally posted by Thoma§
I think there's a thread here already about this.

anyway, i think language courses are still the best pre-law courses. (english, journalism, literature, etc.)

i took biz ad as pre-law, but i have to agree that the better preparation comes from a language course, where you will be trained to read, read, read. accountancy and other courses are fine f you make it through first year of law.

honestly, during freshman year, those who had the inclination to read 200 pages a day, remember what they read, appreciated it, and was able to demonstrate that they did during recitation will be the ones who will go all the way.

[Jerichor]

ENGLISH! Many people flunk the bar exams because of deficiency in written English.

[Hisbenz]

Legal Management--LM students seem to be given the privilege to have the best of both worlds.


kudos Legal management students

[Paris CAC]

OKyung mga SocialScience courses(Political Science, History,Psychology etc)

[noinertaus]

Interdisciplinary studies... ateneo... :D

sa tingin ko.... economics, accountancy or legal mngt.

[vain]

ANY course is actually a pre-law course :) but if you go into law school from ,let say, a management background, you might lack sufficient english units. if a person is 100% sure they wanna go to law school, then polsci/legal mgt/philo are the best courses to major in. however, if the person is not really sure then it'd be ebtter to major in something else, that way if anything happens, theres a fallback.
trust me, being a polsci major is tuff...and pretty pointless if you dont proceed to law school.

:*)

[panopticon]

political science.you will get the needed training in terms of technical-academic writing, speed reading, comprehension, and argumentation.these are basic skills that every law student must eventually master.in UP, the poli sci curriculum even includes many law courses like international human rights and humanitarian law, philippine and international political law, constitutional law, public and private international law, the judiciary, local government law, and international organizations law.

[aieka]

Accounting.. para mas madami pera. :bop:

[mind_epicycles]

aside from the common choices (political science, economics, philosophy, management, legal management, accounting)...

i would say...

bs mathematics, it will develop your analytical skills and you get to practice your logic in mathematical proofs...and if you can digest math info, you can easily digest any info...

ab literature, helps you recognize ideas in various forms, familiarizes you with the wonders of language, develops rhetoric and logic as well...

bs/ab psychology, enough said...

[Dacs]

Engineering? :crazytongue:

Sensya na, wala akong alam dyan :D

[Thoma§]

actually, kahit nga anong course, puwede. Even B.S. Math (because of the logic). Pero, iba pa rin ang legal and humanity preparation kung graduate ka ng social sciences or commerce. Saka, at least, lahat ng requirements (like english units etc..), tapos mo na kung nag-aral ka sa mga fields na ito.

[silliman]

Accountancy is the better prelaw course than Polsci or whatever..
mas advantageous talaga ***.

[andrew_d_great]

i suggest AB English Course....practice of law needs good command of both verbal and written english...or else ull end up saying...."Your Honor, I objection!!!!"....or...."Mr. Wetness, after you wetnessed the whole incident, what did you said if any.... :eyecrazy: :no:

The practice of law is a good and profitable profession if you are able to express your thoughts and legal knowledge through good communication skills.

[SamLien]

Hi Guyz I just need some opinion po regarding my course Programming which I'd be updgrading to IT once I finish the two year program. But I'm also planning to take law. Do you think possible ba na magproceed ako sa law after ng course ko or do I need to take a proper pre law course so i'd be able to enter law school?

[Maximum_effort]

I suggest BS Accountancy, in law you must not only be good in english but also in mathematics (taxation) and analysis. And analysis training in accountancy takes 18 subjects of hard work.

[KuyaDanny]

Hi Guyz I just need some opinion po regarding my course Programming which I'd be updgrading to IT once I finish the two year program. But I'm also planning to take law. Do you think possible ba na magproceed ako sa law after ng course ko or do I need to take a proper pre law course so i'd be able to enter law school?


I think the basic requirements for law school admission are:

1) A bachelor's degree
2) 18 units of English
3) 18 units of Social Sciences
4) 6 units of Mathematics

There are other requirements, obviously, which vary from school to school, such as entrance exams, interviews, good grades, and maybe money. But as far as specific courses go, any bachelor's program can serve as "pre-law".

I think preparing to study the law requires more than going through an undergraduate program. You also have to develop the desire and temperament to go through law school. And that depends entirely on the person, and not on the course you take.

[tandang sora 2]

Section 6, Rule 138 of the Rules of Court of the Philippines, provides that:

No applicant for admission to the bar examination shall be admitted unless he presents a certificate that he has satisfied the Secretary of Education that, before he began the study of law, he had pursued and satisfactorily completed in an authorized and recognized university of college, requiring for admission thereto the completion of a four-year high school course, the course of study prescribed therein for a bachelor's degree in arts or sciences with any of the following subjects as major or field of concentration: Political Science, Logic, English, Spanish, History and Economics.

Circular No. 4, Series of 1961, of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, (DECS):

Effective the school year 1961-62, any holder of a four-year Bachelor of Science or Arts degree may be admitted to the regular law course provided he has earned at least 12 units in English, 24 units in Spanish, 6 units in Mathematics, and 18 units in Social Science (History, Political Science, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, etc.)


ah, atty. agaton, applicable pa rin po ba ito hanggang ngayon? 24 units of spanish???

[zodiac]

AB English
BS Accountancy

[paralusi]

ah, atty. agaton, applicable pa rin po ba ito hanggang ngayon? 24 units of spanish???

hindi na. may bago na.

Circular No. 46, series of 1996, of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) states:

In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” and to afford Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) more leeway in the determination of their curricular offerings and student eligibility requirements so that they may be able to better attune the same to local, regional and national goals, progressive deregulation vis-a-vis HEIs hereby declared a policy of the Commission. Consequently, effective Collegiate Year (CY) 1996-1997, the following functions of the Commission are hereby delegated to the HE Is concerned, to wit:

1. Issuance of Eligibility for Admission to Higher Education Programs. - Henceforth, the responsibility for and accountability of determining the eligibility of students for admission to the Law . . . courses are hereby transferred to the concerned HEIs provided the following are met and/or observed:

a) Law. - The applicant student must be a graduate of a bachelor’s degree and must have earned eighteen (18) units of English, six (6) units of Mathematics, and eighteen (18) units of Social Science subjects;...

[arina16]

Pol sci and accountancy... but i think any course will do as long as na take mo ang required units... Di ba si Oliver Baclay ng ADMU ay B.S Chemistry graduate.. As long na pursigido kang maging lawyer kahit anong pre law cpurse pa i take mo...

[legman11]

legal management:lol:

[ned07]

legal management
(a business course with law subjects)

[lifeline20]

I say its Political Science and English :p

[meton]

Accountancy para CPA lawyer tsaka pag tinamad ka na at least cpa ka kaysa ibang course like pol sci anu magiging work mo pag tinamad ka na hehhe tsaka accountancy e may 4 laws.

[killem]

i suggest AB English Course....practice of law needs good command of both verbal and written english...or else ull end up saying...."Your Honor, I objection!!!!"....or...."Mr. Wetness, after you wetnessed the whole incident, what did you said if any.... :eyecrazy: :no:

The practice of law is a good and profitable profession if you are able to express your thoughts and legal knowledge through good communication skills.

there is no such thing as best pre-law course, any 4 year course will do..

law school is very different from college life. it's up to u WON ur going to survive law school or not and pass the bar no under grad course will help you. Kagaya ng sbi ng isang guro " what's the sense of your mastery in grammar if you don't know your law":bop:

[killem]

A difficult course. Honestly.
I'd actually recommend a course with some accounting or mathematical subjects, despite their ostensible lack of connection to law. Subjects where you learn to pigeonhole information and discipline your mind - as opposed to subjects where you can get by through reading and not truly mastering the application of vague theories (or where the application simply isn't possible).
At the end of the day the study of law involves knowing the law. And no matter how well you can argue or theorize, all of that is useless if you never learned to discipline yourself enough to be able to just sit down and KNOW what the law says.

MATH IS AN EXACT SCIENCE, law is dynamic it changes from time to time, so if u can argue your law well, ur gonna survive in law school.

in the future your client will not ask you the general rule, they will need you to give an exception, sort of bending the law, thus when you are train with "equal/ equation" practice, you will have a problem.:rotflmao:

[killem]

Accounting! It has units in both law and tax. And if you ever change your mind about pursuing a law degree, you're still a licensed professional.


:frank:


tax approach in accounting is very much different in tax law approach so ur under grad tax subject will not gonna help u. example, meron akong classm8 tax reviewr sa accounting, but almost failed her tax1 =)

[killem]

i took biz ad as pre-law, but i have to agree that the better preparation comes from a language course, where you will be trained to read, read, read. accountancy and other courses are fine f you make it through first year of law.

honestly, during freshman year, those who had the inclination to read 200 pages a day, remember what they read, appreciated it, and was able to demonstrate that they did during recitation will be the ones who will go all the way.

im also a biz ad grad. but i nver feel those courses mention are better pre law, some, if not most my classm8 whos undergrad is the same course you mention are already enrolled in another law school. i suggest nothing will prepare you for law school than law school itself. =)

[killem]

I suggest BS Accountancy, in law you must not only be good in english but also in mathematics (taxation) and analysis. And analysis training in accountancy takes 18 subjects of hard work.

lol:bop: you don't need mathematics in law taxation!! your not taking up law to compute or your job is to interpret the law.