Pre-Law major or Criminal Justice major? Which do i choose if i plan on being a lawyer?

[dacy17]

Pre-Law major or Criminal Justice major? Which do i choose if i plan on being a lawyer?

I'm enrolling to Rutgers University in Newark ,NJ . i was accepted to the school of criminal justice and the college of arts & sciences. Which major is best if i plan on graduating with a bachelor's degree and heading to law school..a degree in Criminal Justice or Pre-Law -Help please i need guidance

[byron92]

Pre-Law for sure. But take some CJ courses as well, maybe a minor even

[chozai65]

Most law schools prefer that they be the ones that teach you the law. Thus they prefer you not major in criminal justice.

Newark offers a specific "pre-law" major? I don't think they do. The full list of majors is here:
http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/academics/index.php?sId=undergrad-majors

And most unis don't offer a specific "pre-law" major. Pre law isn't normally a major. It's a system of advisement. So you can major in something else, and still be pre law.

Law schools want you to major in something academic, and something that you like. Ideally, it'd be something that gives you a good foundation for law school and being a lawyer - so something that improves how you read, write, analyze... something like English, philosophy (even if you don't major in philo, think about taking some logic classes), history - but you really can major in anything you'd like. Just avoid things like criminal justice. If you like CJ, consider majoring in sociology instead. CJ is actually a sub-discipline of sociology, and sociology would be fine re: law school.

[edin]

you can major in whatever you want and go to law school
pick whatever you enjoy
i would recommend philosophy, economics, political science, history, or literature

[adalwine]

Please don't take my advice to heart because I'm kinda young but I have always wanted to be a lawyer and I have taken a few classes on being one and I would say Pre-law.