Overview

The specific intra- and extra-departmental requirements of the Ohio University history program have been tailored to provide the knowledge base, intellectual rigor, and academic skills necessary to prepare students for law school and a legal career. History prelaw majors benefit from requirements that ensure chronological and geographical breadth and depth of knowledge while allowing for the opportunity to focus on courses especially useful for law school preparation.

At the advanced level, students take a research and writing course (HIST 3111J) and 21 additional semester hours in upper division courses (above HIST 2010). They will need to take one course in two of the three geographical areas (U.S., Europe and World) and one course in two of the three chronological areas (pre-modern, early modern, and modern). They also will need to complete two history courses identified within the prelaw track and two extradepartmental requirements, the vast majority of which also meet college of arts and science distribution requirements.

Careers and Graduate School

History Pre-Law students have been admitted to the top law programs nationwide and within Ohio.History Pre-Law majors also pursued work as paralegals or in business, education, government, and for non-profit organizations.

Accreditation

Ohio University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (formerly the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education). While over 30 of the University's academic programs are accredited by their own specialized accreditors, Ohio University as a whole is accredited by HLC; all of the University's programs and units are covered by this institution-wide accreditation. HLC offers three different pathways to institutional accreditation. They are the Standard Pathway, the Open Pathway, and the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) pathway. Ohio University has been in AQIP since 2002. The next Reaffirmation of Ohio University's accreditation is scheduled for 2025-26; however, AQIP is on an eight-year cycle, so it will occur in 2023-24.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1500
Western Civilization: Modernity from 1500
Introduction to World History Before 1750
Survey of United States History, 1600-1877

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Athens, United States

Disciplines

History Legal Studies View 611 other preparation in Legal Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Undergraduate Admissions looks for evidence of academic preparation in a strong college-preparatory curriculum when reviewing applications for admission. We consider the following criteria:

Strength of curriculum
Performance in curriculum
Class rank
Grade point average
ACT and/or SAT scores

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

20922 USD / year

≈ 20922 USD / year
Out-of-State

11744 USD / year

≈ 11744 USD / year

Living costs

Athens

United States

1079 - 1780 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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