Does U.Va.have a pre-med or pre-law major?
No. When you are “pre-med” or “pre-law” it simply means that you hope to go to medical school or law school some time in the future. Pre-med students take a set curriculum of courses including biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and their associated labs which will satisfy most medical school requirements. Some medical schools will also require multiple courses in English (literature and/or composition), mathematics (Calculus I and/or II), and biochemistry. Pre-law students have no set curriculum, but they usually find courses in logic, English, history, politics, economics, and writing helpful in their preparation for the LSAT and law school. Admissions committees from both medical and law schools have no preference for majors and even encourage that students choose a major that they enjoy because medicine or law does not always remain in the long-term plans for many students. Regardless of major, pre-law or pre-med students both have access to the very helpful pre-profess