Overview

The Interdisciplinary Studies for Pre-Law major at Fitchburg State University draws on a range of disciplines—including Political Science, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Speech, and Philosophy—to build a well-rounded and flexible skillset that will prepare you for Law School and a legal career. The program provides real-world learning opportunities through Moot Court and political internships.

What will I do?

Take command of your professional goals with a program designed for a career in law.
Apply your skills and knowledge in real-world settings through internships and Moot Court competitions.

Learn to use different disciplinary methods strategically to address real world issues in innovative ways.

Experiential Opportunities

Internships - Attain real world experience through internships with government agencies, non-governmental or international organizations, either through our close connection with The Washington Center (Washington, DC) career building program, or other placements locally or regionally that our faculty Internship Coordinator helps you arrange.
Moot Court - Join a team of student-contestants to detail the dimensions of a given legal problem before an appellate court. Performances are judged by panels of faculty and attorneys.
Model United Nations - Focus on role-playing UN nation leaderships and tackling challenging international scenarios, while gaining valuable problem solving skills.
Study Abroad - Faculty-led study abroad course opportunities increase student life-transforming experiences, as do student/faculty cooperative research projects.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contemporary Ethical Problems
Argumentation and Debate
Critical and Creative Thinking
Race and Ethnic Relations
Social Problems
Criminology
Victimology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fitchburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

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Other requirements

General requirements

international applicants who completed schooling outside the u.s. must submit a course-by-course international credential evaluation (accepted agencies: spantran; world education service (wes) - only for transfer/graduate applicants; education credential evaluators (ece))
official high school transcript (first-year undergraduate applicants)
official college transcripts from all colleges attended (transfer applicants only)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17966 USD / year

≈ 17966 USD / year
Out-of-State

7050 USD / year

≈ 7050 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

970 USD / year

≈ 970 USD / year

Living costs

Fitchburg

United States

918 - 1900 USD / month

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

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Overview

What will I do?

Experiential Opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Fitchburg

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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