Overview
Electrical engineering undergraduate students planning to attend law school may elect the "pre-law" designation as a second major. The pre-law designation simply indicates that the student intends to seek admission to one of the 200 or so U.S. law schools approved by the American Bar Association. There is no set pre-law curriculum. Students pursuing this path generally use their electrical engineering degree to satisfy their patent bar technical education requirement.
Students with the pre-law designation are advised by both an electrical engineering advisor in the ECE department and a pre-law advisor in the Academic Advising Center. Additional information can be obtained from the Academic Advising Center below.
Students interested in the pre-law elective focus area are encouraged to consider the interest and FA course selection suggestions listed below when completing their plan of study form.
| Focus Area Requirements | Suggested Options |
|---|---|
| Track | Electrical: standard curriculum |
| Breadth Elective (select one) |
ECE:3330 Software Design ECE:3350 Computer Architecture ECE:3540 Communication Networks |
| Depth Elective (select one) |
Any qualifying EE interest depth elective course in your area of interest. (For ideas, review other EE interest FAs, and/or consult with your advisor.) |
| 5000-Level ECE Electives (select two) |
Any qualifying 5000-level ECE course related to your area of interest. (For ideas, review other EE interest FAs, and/or consult with your advisor.) |
| ECE Elective (select one) |
Any qualifying 5000-level ECE course related to your area of interest. (For ideas, review other EE interest FAs, and/or consult with your advisor.) |
| Technical Elective (select one) |
Any qualifying technical elective course related to your area of interest. (For ideas, review other EE interest FAs, and/or consult with your advisor.) |
| Additional Electives (Select one 3 s.h. & one ≥2 s.h.) |
Pre-law courses of interest, e.g., those listed on the pre-law advising page. (For ideas, consult with your pre-law advisor.) |
