Pre-Professional Studies
Students wishing to prepare for advanced degrees and/or professional studies after attending Dana may work with their academic advisor to tailor their academic programs to include courses related to their area of interest. Students are urged to consult with the particular professional program at the university of their choice to receive a list of required and suggested prerequisites so that appropriate courses can be selected.

While most advanced degrees and professional programs will consider students from a variety of majors, students who are interested in pursuing medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, veterinary medicine, dentistry, chiropractic and other medically-related degrees typically major in biology or chemistry.

The Pre-Law Program
The Pre-Law Program at Dana College provides support and guidance for undergraduates who wish to prepare for law school. To undertake the study and practice of law, students must learn to think analytically and critically, to read widely and intelligently, and to communicate clearly and effectively. Therefore, the most useful, productive programs of pre-law study combine the necessary depth of study in a major field with the breadth that comes from a solid grounding in the liberal arts and sciences.

At Dana College, we have created a program combining courses in a variety of departments with a major in one of four departments. Experience suggests that this program of study will best provide dedicated students with the skills necessary to do well on the LSATs and in law school. It should also be noted, however, that law schools will accept students with majors in almost all subjects. If none of these subjects is of particular interest, please ask to consult with a law school advisor for further suggestions.

Students majoring in Accounting, Business, Criminal Justice, English or History must complete ALL of the following thirteen core courses to fulfill successfully the Pre-Law Program. Students majoring in other subjects may work out comparable programs with an advisor.

SWK 114 Introduction to Social Work
CRJ 111 Criminology
CRJ 310 Constitutional and Criminal Law
HIS 103 United States History to 1877
HIS 104 United States History since 1877
POL 217 American Government
ACC 101 Principles of Accounting I
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
ENG 203 English Literature I
ENG 205 American Literature I
ENG 303 Criticism
PHI 202 Ethics

Last Updated on January 19, 2007