Legal Studies (Pre-Law)

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Legal Studies program provides an excellent foundation for those who are seeking employment and advancement in the growing profession of paralegals and legal assistants.

The double major in legal studies and Spanish at Elms College uniquely allows students to combine language and cultural proficiency with an understanding of the legal system.

The bachelor of arts in legal studies is a liberal arts major with an interdisciplinary approach that gives the student planning on law school or other graduate studies the opportunity to study the legal system within the broader range of courses offered by other departments. At Elms College, it is unique in that it also incorporates the A.B.A.-approved Certificate of Advanced Paralegal Studies.

Legal Studies Major with a Concentration in Criminal Justice
The concentration in criminal justice within the legal studies major prepares students for professional careers in the criminal and juvenile justice system, as well as for continued studies in graduate or law school. This concentration will provide students with an understanding of the nature and causes of crime and delinquency, the criminal justice system, and the law and the legal system. It also incorporates the ABA-approved certificate of advanced paralegal studies.

This concentration is interdisciplinary, calling upon the strengths of the legal studies program as well as sociology and psychology. An internship also provides students with the opportunity to work within and experience the criminal justice system firsthand.

Note: In order to sit for the social work licensing exam or receive advanced standing in graduate school, students must take an additional 24 to 27 credits of social work courses.

Contact Information
For more Information about Legal Studies at Elms College,
please contact:

Katherine Currier, Chair, Division of Business and Law
413-265-2570
email: currierk@elms.edu