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But declaring as pre-law at UToledo will allow you to receive extra perks that could help you get into law school:

Expert, attentive advisors who counsel you according to your goals, interests and strengths. They help with

Course and major selection
Applying and getting into law school

Invitations to seminars, workshops and other special events geared to those with an interest in law
College of Law events. It's a big advantage to be in the pre-law track on a campus with its own law school. The College of Law plays an active role in helping UToledo undergraduates prepare for law school. It sponsors

Workshops
Mock entrance exams
Guest lectures
Debates on current topics

LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

Choose a broad, challenging course of study that you're passionate about, and do well in it. Liberal arts programs are great ways to learn logic, critical thinking and writing. They give you the background in the humanities and social sciences that law students need.

Nine of the top 10 majors of students who take the LSAT are found in the College of Arts and Letters (source: Law School Admissions Council). They include these UToledo majors:

Communication
Economics
English
Law and Social Thought
Philosophy
Political science
Psychology
Sociology

PARALEGAL STUDIES, COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Paralegals assist lawyers in interviews, investigations and trial work.

A degree in paralegal studies is an excellent pre-law major.
Our paralegal studies program is an Ohio Board of Regents Program of Excellence and one of the nation's best. It serves as a model for other programs in the U.S.
Learn from attorneys in an on-campus, state-of-the-art courtroom.
The curriculum includes courses that promote critical thinking and analytical skills.
Complete an internship in the legal field.
Courses include civil procedure, contracts, legal research and writing, torts, estate and probate. See plan of study.

LAW AND SOCIAL THOUGHT, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

UToledo is one of the few universities in the region — and the only state-supported university in Ohio — to offer a major in law and social thought.
Law and social thought is a robust interdisciplinary program. Course are taught in many university departments.
The degree focuses on

Connections between law and morality, politics, language, history and power
Critical and creative thinking

Our graduates are well-suited to succeed in the all-important first year of law school and have high acceptance rates to law and graduate schools.

POLITICAL SCIENCE, LEGAL STUDIES CONCENTRATION, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

A political science degree is excellent preparation for law school.
The program focuses on:

Law
Legal processes
Legal institutions

Courses related to law include:

Constitutional Law and Politics
Principles of Law
Contemporary Legal Issues
Inside/Out Prison Exchange
International Law