Eligibility criteria: Junior or Senior minoring in Pre-Law Studies; minimum GPA of 3.0; demonstrate outstanding scholastic achievement; person of outstanding character whose actions and conduct reflect credit upon EIU
Nomination letter from an EIU faculty member should be submitted to Karen Swenson, PLS Department
Award announced at Political Science Department Awards and Recongnition Dinner on April 8
Eligibility criteria: Junior or Senior; minimum GPA of 3.25; minimum 4 courses in the Pre-Law minor curriculum; minimum one PLS public law course; active membership for one full year in the Pre-Law Society or Phi Alpha Delta
Application and Nomination letter from an EIU faculty member should be submitted to Karen Swenson; see Swenson for application
Award announced at Political Science Department Awards and Recongnition Dinner on April 8
Criteria For Admission Into Law School: (in order of importance)
LSAT (Law School Admission Test) Score
Undergraduate GPA
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Data on EIU Students, 2009-2010:
59 Eastern Illinois University students took the LSAT during the 2009-2010 academic year
36 of these students completed192 applications to law schools
67 of these 192 law school applications were accepted*
of these 36 students, 27 were accepted to one or more law schools
of these, 20 students registered at a law school for the 2010-2011 academic year
*The law schools accepting these applications were University of Akron School of Law, Capital University School of Law, Charlotte School of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Cleveland State University, Creighton University School of Law, University of Dayton School of Law, DePaul University, Florida Coastal School of Law, Georgia State University, University of Illinoia College of Law, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, John Marshall Law School - Chicago, Loyola University - Chicago School of Law, Marquette University Law School, Michigan State University College of Law, The University of Mississippi, University of New Hampshire School of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Phoenix School of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, University of South Dakota, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Stetson University College of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, University of Toledo College of Law. University of Tulsa College of Law, Valparaiso University, and William Mitchell College of Law, Western State University College of Law.
