About the Program

The Pre-Law Advising program at the University of Hartford is designed to assist students considering law school as an option. The program structure affords students the opportunity to complete a major of their choice while being part of a learning community program focused on pursuing a career in the law. A student organization, the Pre-Law Society, sponsors numerous social and educational events during the academic year.

Seven Pre-Law faculty advisors will be available to work with students and their academic advisors to select courses of study designed to prepare them for the study of law while satisfying degree requirements for the baccalaureate. The committee will also develop (and periodically review) a list of recommended courses for students interested in attending law school. The list will contain courses that will be identified by the committee as ones that develop skills established by the American Bar Association as important for a Pew-Law curriculum. The skills include analytic and problem solving skills, communication and listening abilities, general research skills, task organization and management skills, and the values of serving others and promoting justice.

Pre-Law Advisory Committee

• Irene Conley, Co-chair of Pre-Law Advisory Committee, Associate Professor of Music Management - conley@hartford.edu,
• Jane Horvath, Co-chair of Pre-Law Advisory Committee, Associate Professor of Economics - horvath@hartford.edu
• Jilda Aliotta, Associate Professor of Politics and Government - aliotta@hartford.edu
• Mark Blackwell, Associate Professor of English - blackwell@hartford.edu
• Karen Gantt, Assistant Professor of Business Law - gantt@hartford.edu
• Monica Hardesty, Professor of Sociology - hardesty@hartford.edu
• Ladimer Nagurney, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering - nagurney@hartford.edu