<p>How is the CAL Legal Studies Program compared to other similar top programs? and how useful is this major for undergrad compared to other liberal arts majors?</p>
<p>it's fairly strong as far as i know, althoughi don't know how legal studies departments compare. I do know that the courses are taught entirely by Boalt law school professors, and that there are some small seminars in the upper division. the class descriptions seem interesting as well.</p>
<p>as to usefulness compared to other 'liberal arts' majors (you might want to look at some definitions such as <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal%20arts)%5B/url%5D">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal%20arts)</a>, i'm not exactly sure. i imagine you'd have similar analytic skills as philosophy, history or English, as well as some research skills. you would write a fair amount of papers as a legal studies major.</p>
<p>as for usefulness in law school admissions, American law schools tend to prefer other majors than law or legal studies, but many legal studies majors go on to get a JD or other legal degree. take a look at this- hopefully it will give you a better idea.</p>