LYCOMING COLLEGE SUMMER MAGAZINE 2023

RTHY

LYCOMING PARTNERS WITH WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL

pre-law offering at Lycoming,” said President Kent Trachte, Ph.D. “Law school entrance can be incredibly competitive, and Lycoming is providing its students a favorable advantage through this agreement.”

helpful in sourcing a venue for an alumni dinner prior to the Tour Choir’s concert, while fellow church member Sue Saunders, who served Lycoming as dean of student affairs in the early 2000s, was the head usher at the concert. Schoch and Saunders sing together a few times a year in Williamsburg in various concerts.

in writing with their intent to participate in the program by the end of their first semester and must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. They must also earn a law school admission test score and Lycoming GPA at or above the median of Widener’s prior year entering class. “Lycoming College’s pre law program prepares high performing students for law school entry with theoretical studies and LSAT preparation, as well as with hands-on experience through practicums, internships, and other work experiences that can give them an edge. The agreement with Widener Law Commonwealth serves to strengthen an already robust

In a signing ceremony on April 17, 2023, Lycoming College and Widener University Commonwealth Law School announced a 3+3 law degree program that will provide Lycoming students the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate degree in just six years. Instrumental in the partnership between both institutions, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice P. Kevin Brobson ’92, graduate of Lycoming College and Widener Law Commonwealth, was in attendance at the signing ceremony. Lycoming students interested in pursuing a law degree at Widener must notify the school

7

www.lycoming.edu