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As one of the 50 states in the United States of America, Utah hosts
2 law schools that have national reputation. Check
Countryaah to see a list of all towns, cities,
and counties in the state of Utah. By clicking on links to each
city, you can find high schools, colleges, and universities within
Utah.
Joint degrees awarded: J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.A.C.C.; J.D./M.A.
Education; J.D./M.P.A.
Student activities: BYU sponsors four student-edited journals and
two skills oriented programs: the BYU Law Review; the BYU Journal of
Public Law; the BYU Education and Law Journal; and the BYU
International Law and Management Review; the moot court program,
which teaches brief writing and appellate advocacy skills; and the
trial advocacy program, which focuses on trial skills.
Address: 341 JRCB, Provo, UT 84602
Joint degrees awarded: J.D./M.B.A.; J.D./M.P.A.
Student activities: Please see: http://www.law.utah.edu/academic/utah-law-review/
http://www.law.utah.edu/academic/JLFS/ http://www.law.utah.edu/academic/JLREL/
http://www.law.utah.edu/academic/moot-court/
Address: 332 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT
84112 Before you can study in any of the above 2
law programs in Utah, you will need to take the Law School
Admissions Test. The exam dates throughout the year are
also provided on the site.
Utah Overview
Utah, a mountain state of the western
United States; 219,902 km2, 2.8 million (2010),
of which 86% are white. Nickname: The Beehive
State. Utah's history is linked to the Mormons, who,
under the leadership of Brigham Young, colonized the area
near the capital of Salt Lake City in 1847. Following the
abandonment of the lands of Mexico in 1848, Utah became a
Union Territory and became the United States' 45th state in
1896. Still today most residents are members of the Mormon
Church, whose influence characterizes both business and
culture, politics and education. Check searchforpublicschools for public primary and high schools in Utah.
Although birth rates and population growth have long been among
the highest in the country, most of Utah is sparsely
populated. Almost 4/5 of the residents are
concentrated in urban areas Salt Lake City- Ogden and Provo -Orem,
both of which border the Great Basin along highway I-15
between Idaho and Arizona. The rest are distributed to small towns,
for example Elsinore with descendants of Danish immigrants.
While agriculture and mining were formerly the leading
industries, the economy has become more broad-spectrum after World
War II. Of great importance are the aerospace, pharmaceutical and
food industries, as well as a rapidly growing computer
industry. Agriculture occupies almost half of the acreage, most of
it in the form of grazing areas (cattle, sheep) and irrigation farms
with fodder crops, cereals and vegetables. The most important mining
products are oil, gas and coal, as well as uranium, copper and
alloys (beryllium, molybdenum), which are mainly mined in Bingham
Canyon.
Apart from the high plateau Great Basin to the west, with the
lakes Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake, the landscape is part of
the Rocky Mountains. This applies, for example, to the Wasatch Range
mountain range, which near Ogden and Salt Lake City contains some of
the country's most sought after ski resorts, and the Uinta Mountains
towards the NE with the highest point, Kings Peak (4126
m); furthermore, the Colorado Plateau, whose erosional landscapes
can be experienced in Glen Canyon and Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol
Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. The parks belong to the
federal state, which incl. military test areas, forests and Native
American reserves (navajo, ute) manage 62% of the
area. The climate is affected by the altitude differences, but is
generally dry and sunny with hot summers and cold winters. Main
river is Colorado River with dam Lake Powell on the Arizona border.
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