Contact Tony Perriello, J.D., Program Director, Associate Professor
Email: tperriello@champlain.edu
Phone: 802.651.5989
Champlain's undergraduate Law program is the perfect pre-law major for students planning to attend law school, and it's the ideal career foundation for those who want to directly enter the legal field at graduation.
Why Study Law at Champlain College?
Champlain's Bachelor of Science degree in Law is one of a kind, providing students with the strongest possible foundation in law and humanities at the undergraduate level. This program is the top choice for students who want to major in Law rather than Legal Studies.
At Champlain, we want you to experience the nature of your major early on. In our Upside-Down Curriculum, your first-year law classes include Criminal Law, American National Government, and Contracts—and they're all taught by faculty who have years of experience practicing and interpreting law.
Throughout your four years, you'll explore more specialized areas of the law, such as:
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Our undergraduate Law education is focused on experiential learning: you'll research, write about, and give presentations on challenging, complex civil and criminal legal issues that affect society. As a student, you'll start doing the work of a professional—writing briefs, analyzing cases, and drawing up legal documents—which will give your career a head start and make your graduate school applications stand out.
