The College of New Jersey | Prelaw Program

Prelaw at TCNJ

Every year TCNJ graduates attend top regional and national law schools. The Prelaw Program offers TCNJ students who are interested in law outstanding advising, curricular, and
extra-curricular opportunities.

Academic Programs

Students can pursue a minor or an interdisciplinary concentration related to law.

Email Signup & Advisor Request

Prelaw Advisors meet with students to discuss the Prelaw Program and law school applications.

Student Organizations

The Prelaw Society and Mock Trial Club offer opportunities to engage with prelaw students on campus.

Announcements

Fall Prelaw Information Session

The Fall Prelaw Information Session will be held on October 21, 2025 from 12:30 pm to 2:50 pm in Physics Room 101. Attend the Prelaw Information Meeting to review the steps prelaw students should take for successful admission to law school. Followed by a Q&A. Topics include: The application process/timeline Application changes How to take […]

Summer MUSE Project

Esmeralda Regalado, Political Science major, and Dr. Tao Dumas partnered on a MUSE (Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience) project in July 2025. Although women now outnumber men in U.S. law schools, many markers of inequality persist in the American legal profession and are particularly acute for women of color. Gendered and raced stereotypes about who “looks […]

2024-25 Phi Delta Phi Inductees

Congratulations to the eight TCNJ Prelaw students who were inducted into the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi during the 2025-25 academic year. Phi Delta Phi is a diverse society that promotes the advancement of the highest intellectual, professional, and ethical standards in law schools and the legal profession. Pictured are Amelia Laubsch […]

Sign up for Prelaw Emails and/or Request a Prelaw advisor

Join our prelaw email list and be paired with a prelaw adviser.