The Pre-Law Program at Widener is a voluntary program open to all students in all majors. The program is directed by Dr. Kenn Tacchino, the Pre-Law Advisor. The Association of American Law Schools has emphasized that no single major or individual group of courses provides a secret key to preparation for law school. Students should major in a field which is intellectually challenging and which will develop:

• comprehension and expression in words;
• critical understanding of the human institutions and values with which the law deals; and
• creative power and thinking.

Widener maintains membership in the Northeastern Association of Pre-Law Advisors. Faculty members on Widener's Pre-Law Advisory Committee can provide special counseling in course selection and in the law school application process. Students are urged to contact Dr. Kenn Tacchino, chair of the Pre-Law Advisory Committee, or other members of this committee for further information. Students who graduate from Widener with the top half of their graduating class and score in the 50th percentile or better on the L.S.A.T are guaranteed a seat in the Widener University School of Law.

Common majors for pre-law include accounting, English, government and politics, history, management, and sociology.