Hello, I am attending albion in the fall, but I have a problem?

Question

I am going into law, but they have no criminal justice major. I have the choice to sit down and create a major with the faculty, should I do this? Will it hurt my law school chances?

Answer 1

Why do you feel that you need a criminal justice major? That means absolutely nothing to a law school. Law schools will admit you no matter what your undergrad degree is in. In fact, some of the more "unusual" undergrad degrees (for law school) will fare better. Music majors become copyright lawyers. Electrical engineers or biology majors or pshysicists or chemists become IP attorneys. Business majors become corporate lawyers. Communications studies people become trial attorneys.

These are, of course, just examples. Any undergraduate degree will qualify you to practice any type of law (with the exception of IP--usually you have to have a "hard science" background). Law schools just require you to have the BA.

So sit down and create a "criminal justice" major with your faculty if you so choose. Or major in art history or political science or math or music or philosophy--anything that catches your fancy.