{"id":10930,"date":"2026-06-18T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.presbyuniversity.edu.gh\/site\/?page_id=10930"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:49:55","slug":"pre-bar-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.presbyuniversity.edu.gh\/site\/pre-bar-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Bar Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Presbyterian University, Ghana (PUG), through its accredited Faculty of Law, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Pre-Bar Programme, a significant pathway established under Ghana&#8217;s new legal education reforms to prepare LL.B. graduates for professional legal training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the accredited institutions authorized to run the Pre-Bar Programme, Presbyterian University, Ghana is committed to providing quality legal education that equips future lawyers with the knowledge, skills, and ethical foundation required for successful legal practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT IS THE PRE-BAR COURSE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pre-Bar course is a one-year transitional programme designed to bridge the gap between the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and the Law Practice Training (LPT) Programme. 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