Community College Pathway to Law School

Also known as Law Scholars Program

Interested In Attending Law School?

Antelope Valley College is now accepting applications for the Law Scholars program. The AVC Law Scholars program is designed to prepare community college students for admission to law school in California. Program benefits include financial aid counseling, academic advising, LSAT prep, exposure to the legal profession and other steps designed to increase the interest of community college students in law school. Consider AVC 2 CSU for quicker completion to transfer to a CSU.

2018 Law Scholar Graduation at Courthouse

Participating Law Schools

University of Southern California Gould School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
UC Davis School of Law
UC Irvine School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Loyola Marymount Law School
UC Los Angeles
UC Berkeley

Law Club at Teen Court with Judge McLaughlin-Bennett

If you are interested in participating in this program, please COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION. Please make a follow-up appointment with one of the pre-law counselors by calling (661) 722-6338 or stopping by the counseling appointment window.

Fall 2019 Orientation

Thursday, September 12 at 5:00pm in SSV 151.
Followed by a social at 7pm. Everyone is welcome.

In the meantime, be sure submit your online application and schedule an appointment with Counselors Rosa Fuller or Bahareh Beheshti (Lancaster) or Towana Catley (Palmdale). Call 661-722-6300 ext 6338 or go to SSV 101 General Counseling window to book.

Pre-Law Club

Law Scholars are required to be a member of the Pre-Law Club and participate in as many activities as possible. The club meets every Thursday in BE 246 from 3-4pm. Upcoming activities may be posted on Facebook. Join https://www.facebook.com/prelawclubavc. To receive email reminders about meetings and events, please reach out to the Pre-Law Club Secretary at sfernandez215@avc.edu and put "Pre-Law" in the subject line.

Latest Flyer (Club Info)

Field trip to Bankruptcy Court with Judge Tighe

Service Requirements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 service hours every semester. As of January 2019, students will be required to complete 30 service hours every semester. Qualifying activities must be listed on the service learning point tally sheet and must be approved beforehand, by the Pre-law club advisor. A google form version of the hours can also be submitted online.

Inputting Service Hours

Law Scholars Committee

Dr. Erin Vines, Vice President of Student Services
(661) 722-6300 x 6303
evines@avc.edu

Towana Catley, Counselor
(661) 722-6300 x 6873
tcatley@avc.edu

Rosa Fuller, Professor/Counselor
(661) 722-6300 x 6290
rfuller@avc.edu

Bahareh Beheshti, Counselor
(661) 722-6300 x 2019
bbeheshti@avc.edu

Dexter Cummins, Professor of Administration of Justice
Pre-Law Club Advisor
(661) 722-6300 x 6558
dcummins@avc.edu

Alberto Mendoza, Professor of Philosophy
Pre-Law Club Advisor
(661) 722-6300 x 2151
amendoza2@avc.edu

Diane Walker, AVUHSD Director of Industry Liaison & Post-Secondary Partnerships
(661) 575-1025
DWalker@avhsd.org

Useful Resources

Twitter #Pathway2Law
Facebook Pre-Law Club
Instagram Pre-Law Club
https://sites.google.com/site/calbardream/
DiscoverLaw.org
Californialawinc.com
Recent Club Flyer
LSAT Test Prep at Khan Academy