Delaware
The Bar Programs Office oversees the in-house programs designed to prepare Widener students for the bar examination upon graduation, including
Essential Legal Concepts, our bar class for credit. In addition, the Office administers the
Widener Delaware Bar Review course, a commercial bar review course available to all applicants taking the Delaware bar examination.
Widener Delaware Bar Review
Using a special three volume set of materials on Delaware state law as well as
BarBri multi-state materials, the Widener Delaware Bar Review assists applicants in preparing for the
Delaware bar examination.
Essential Legal Concepts
Designed to review core legal precepts in bar related subjects, the Essential Legal Concepts course is available both for credit (2 credits) and non-credit. Widener faculty and instructors from BarBri of Pennsylvania and New Jersey give lectures covering the six multi-state subjects as well as other Bar Exam topics. You will take a series of practice examinations and then receive individualized feedback from instructors. If you have significant scheduling conflicts, you may be able to obtain course credit by viewing video lectures.
Financial Aid Information: Bar loans are available.
Contact Information
Bar Programs Director: Professor Micah J. Yarbrough
Bar Programs Office/Office of Student Affairs
Phone: (302) 477-2276
Fax: (302) 477-2054
Harrisburg
Fundamentals of Law
This two-credit bar readiness course is offered in the spring semester to graduating students. The course, taught by Widener faculty, introduces students to the process of bar preparation and is designed to supplement traditional bar review courses. This skills-development course provides graduating students with an intensive substantive review of selected legal material routinely tested on the bar exam, and uses problems and exercises in a bar exam format to familiarize students with techniques for answering multiple choice (MBE) questions and analyzing, organizing and writing essay and performance (PT) questions.
Fall Bar Readiness Program
A non-credit bar readiness program is offered for mid-year graduates via TWEN (The West Education Network). The program is comprised of assignments designed to expose the graduating student to the bar review process, including reviewing substantive rules commonly tested on bar exams. The site makes available, for self-paced learning, Multistate style quizzes, bar exam essay questions and a performance test to familiarize students with the various formats of bar questions. The website also provides information on and links to numerous bar exams and bar preparation resources.
Contact Information
Office of the Vice Dean
Phone: (717) 541-3902
Bar Programs Director: Professor Robyn Meadows