• Legal Studies

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    Pre-Law Major

    Declaration of candidacy

    Students who wish to be considered for early admission to Hamline University school of Law should declare their candidacy by filling out a "Declaration of Major" form and selecting a major in American Law and Legal Systems as soon as they decide to try for early admission. They should fill out a "Change of Advisors" form naming the undergraduate prelaw advisor Stephen Arnott as their advisor. Contact Professor Arnott at sarnott01@hamline.edu.

    Specific required courses

    Second minor

    American Law and Legal Systems majors must select and complete a minor outside the Legal Studies Department by the end of their junior year.
     

    100 semester credits  

    The American Law and Legal Systems major must complete every part of the Hamline Plan and compile one hundred semester credits by May of their junior year. Early admissions candidates must file the “Intent to Graduate” form by December of the junior year.

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    • Hamline and Cities97 will announce the Teacher of the Year contest winner on Tuesday, June 18 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Park Tavern.
       

    • Two Hamline Class of 2013 graduates, Angela Lesnak and Carly Braun, have been selected to receive one of twenty highly selective Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) foundation scholarships.

       

    • In collaboration with the Maya Society and the Minnesota Science Museum, Hamline University is proud to host a series of monthly lectures and workshops that coincide with the exhibit, MAYA: Hidden Worlds Revealed.
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