Admission
Admission to the Law and Public Policy Program is based on academic achievement in middle school. Accepted applicants will have maintained quarterly grades of no lower than B in all core curriculum subjects taken in 7th grade and the first quarter of 8th grade. Core curriculum includes English, Math, Social Studies and Science. In addition, candidates for admission should be taking Algebra I in 8th grade. Applicants will also be evaluated by performance on the admissions assessment and the completion of an essay written on site at the time of the test. The essay does not require previous knowledge of law or any specific academic subject.
The Application can be downloaded from the Baltimore County Public Schools website http://www.bcps.org/offices/omphttp://www.bcps.org/offices/omp on or after September 17, 2007. Applications will also be distributed to 8th grade students on or before September 30, 2007.
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Dates and Times
High School Magnet Fairs
October 6, 2007 at Eastern Technical High School
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
October 13, 2007 at Randallstown High School
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Representatives from all magnet programs will be present to provide general information about their respective programs.
Magnet Shadow Day
October 10, 2007
If you are interested in having your child shadow a student for the day, please contact Mr. Tim Smith, tsmith4@bcps.org to make arrangements.
Towson High School Law and Public Policy Magnet Open House
October 16, 2007 at 6:30 PM
Towson High School
69 Cedar Avenue
Towson, MD 21286
410-887-3608
Magnet program teachers, staff and students will be present to describe the Law and Public Policy program in detail and answer your specific questions.
Please go to the THS website for directions to Towson High School’s rear parking lot, located on Aigburth Avenue.
Magnet Application Deadline
Applicants are encouraged to submit completed applications as early as possible. Applications must be postmarked on or before November 30, 2007. Applications postmarked, or received with no postmark, after November 30, 2007, will not be processed. Please do NOT send completed applications to Towson High School.
Applications should be mailed to:
Baltimore County Public Schools
Office of Magnet Programs
ESS Building – Room 106
6901 N. Charles Street
Towson, MD 21204
It is strongly recommended that applicants use Certified Mail, with a return receipt requested from the U.S. Post Office, for confirmation of submission.
Admissions Assessment
January 5, 2008 1:00 pm
(Snow Date January 12, 2008 1:00 pm)
Applicants should enter Towson High School through the parking lot at the rear of the school which is on Aigburth Avenue. To view a map and directions to Towson High School’s rear parking lot, please check the THS website.
Applicants will register for the Assessment upon arrival in the school’s Aigburth lobby. They will then be assigned to groups of approximately 20 students, and escorted to classrooms where they will take the exam. Please allow 3 hours for the exam. This includes about 2.5 hours of testing and 2 short breaks. Please come prepared to take an exam; bring a pencil and a pen, take time for a small meal before you arrive and make sure you are well rested.
(Date subject to change. Please check back for updates.)
Decision letters will be mailed to all applicants from the Office of Magnet Programs. Please check back here for possible changes in this date.
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Law and Public Policy Course of Study
In order to graduate from the LPP program, students must earn 7 credits from those courses listed below.
Grade 9 – Required Courses
 GT LPP Government (1 Credit)
Law Research and Writing (1 Credit)
Students are introduced to law in American society and the rights and responsibilities inherent in our judicial system. The course provides students with a practical understanding of the legal system that will be of use in their everyday lives.
Grade 10 – Required Courses
World History and the Global Development of Systems Law (1 Credit) OR Advanced Placement World History (1 credit)
Trial Advocacy and Criminal Law (1 credit)
Grade 11 – Required Courses
U.S. History and the Evolution of Constitutional Law (1 Credit) OR Advanced Placement United States History (1 credit)
Grade 12- Elective Courses – To complete the 7 required credits these electives are offered:
(1/2 credit unless noted)
| - AP Government (1 credit) |
- Forensic Science (1 credit) |
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| - AP Economics ( 1 credit) |
- Latin (1 credit) |
| - AP Human Geography (1 credit) |
- Philosophy |
| - International Law |
- Internship in Law and Public Policy Program |
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Recent Law and Public Policy Program graduates are attending the following colleges and universities:
| Brown University |
Towson University |
| Cornell University |
University of Delaware |
| Dartmouth College |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County |
| Duke University |
University of Maryland-College Park |
| Georgetown University |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Gettysburg College |
Vanderbilt University |
| Johns Hopkins University |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
| Pennsylvania State University |
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Their majors include: |
| Government and Public Policy |
International Studies |
| Forensic Psychology |
Computer Science |
| Economics |
History |
| Political Science |
Journalism |
| Government |
Mathematics |
| African American Studies |
Finance |
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