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    Guidance for the Creation and Expansion of Law School Pre-Law Pathway Programs

    Creating a Budget for Pre-Law Pathway Programs

    The direct expenditure line items in a pathway budget typically contain the following examples:

    • Course creation payments to teaching faculty;
    • Teaching supplements to teaching faculty;
    • Administrative bonuses to Pathways administrative personnel;
    • Teaching assistantships (TAs) and resident assistant (RAs) expenditures;
    • Student scholarship payments; and
    • Hospitality expenses.

    Because of the wide variation in the financial circumstances of all higher education institutions, it is impossible to have a single budget template for Pathway Programs. These items, however, provide a good starting point for the construction of a budget that fits the context of the law school and/or college. 

    SAMPLE BUDGET    

    Expense Category

    Expense

    Number of Instances

    Category Total

    Online Course Design

    		 $X Y$X  $X * Y

    Online Course – Pilot Presentation

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Faculty Mentors – Administrative Release

    (Y1-Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Student and Alumni Mentors – Hospitality Expenses (Y1-Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Student Recruitment:

    Book Awards (Y1)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Student Retention: Book Awards (Y2)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Student Retention: Book Awards (Y3)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Student Retention: Book Awards (Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Law school and LSAT preparation and application need-

    based scholarships

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Graduate Researcher Compensation (Y1-Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Administrative Overhead – Curriculum (Y1-Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Administrative Overhead – Mentorship Program

    (Y1-Y4)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    F&A Expenses (waived for non-profit granting agency)

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Total Actual Expenses

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Proposer In-Kind Resource Expenditures

    		 $X Y $X * Y

    Total Program Expense

    		 $X Y $X * Y
    Concluding Observations Provided by the Guidance Toolkit