BS/JD 3+3 Accelerated Program Pre-professional study is a strength at Saint Louis University and business is a great foundation for the study of law.
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF LAW, in conjunction with the JOHN COOK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, offers a 3+3 combined bachelor’s degree and law degree. The 3+3 SLU LAW Program allows students to earn a bachelor of science in business administration and a Juris Doctor degree in six years instead of the traditional seven years. Benefits include recommended course selections, guaranteed acceptance to SLU LAW and a seamless academic pathway to a J.D. degree upon completion of all BS/JD 3+3 Accelerated Program requirements.
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FAST-TRACK YOUR PATH TO A LAW DEGREE AT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY Students in the 3+3 program spend their first three years at SLU’s John Cook School of Business following specific undergraduate 3+3 curriculum prescribed by their area of business. The 3+3 students apply for law school during their third year of undergraduate coursework. When applying to law school, 3+3 applicants follow the same application process as all other full-time J.D. applicants.*
TO QUALIFY, STUDENTS MUST: • have a minimum 30 ACT or 1330 SAT • have a minimum 3.75 high school GPA • complete a SLU LAW application for admission during their third year of undergraduate coursework, this includes submitting an LSAT score** • earn a SLU undergraduate GPA of at least 3.7 at the time of application to SLU LAW as a condition of receiving guaranteed admission
ABOUT SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY For nearly 200 years, Saint Louis University has gone beyond teaching facts and figures, encouraging students to form ideas and identities. Today, SLU fosters the intellectual character development of nearly 14,000 students. The nationally ranked programs in both the John Cook School of Business and Saint Louis University School of Law have a long standing history of forming successful leaders in their respective fields.
+ For more information, contact: Undergraduate Office of Admission · 314-977-2500 · admitme@slu.edu SLU LAW Office of Admission · 314-977-2800 · admissions@law.slu.edu
* Students are subject to the same admission, matriculation and degree requirements governing all other SLU students. ** Although the LSAT score will not be taken into consideration for admission into SLU LAW, the score will be considered in any merit-based scholarship decision.
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Earn a Bachelor’s in BUSINESS in Three Years … The SLU 3+3 Law Program condenses the University’s highly ranked business administration program into three years without sacrificing the freedom for students to customize their education, allowing room for electives and a concentration within the major. The sample curriculum below is intended to give prospective 3+3 students a preview of what a typical accelerated course schedule of 120 credit hours could look like. Classes labeled “concentration” represent the upper-level courses for a student’s respective focus within business administration.
A FOCUSED BUSINESS EDUCATION
Business majors at SLU specialize in one of the following concentrations:
YEAR ONE
Accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information technology management, international business, leadership and change management, marketing, and sports business.
FALL SEMESTER 3
Financial Accounting
3
General Psychology
3
Survey of Calculus or Calculus I
3
Intermediate Microeconomics
3
Introduction to Philosophy: Self and Reality
3
Principles of Economics
3
Introduction to Information Technology Management (ITM) or Introduction to Enterprise Systems and ITM
3
Public Speaking
3
Math elective*
3
Theological Foundations
3
Introduction to International Business
3
Business Foundations
1
Introduction to Business Statistics
3
16
FALL SEMESTER Managerial Accounting
18
SPRING SEMESTER 3
Concentration
Following successful application to the law school and completion of the undergraduate program, students enter Saint Louis University School of Law a year ahead of the traditional timeline. At this point, 3+3 students tackle their J.D. degree at the normal three-year pace.
SUMMER SEMESTER
Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
YEAR TWO
SPRING SEMESTER
… And Start LAW SCHOOL a Year Ahead.
6
CORE CURRICULUM
SUMMER SEMESTER 3
SLU LAW offers a diverse curriculum designed to prepare students for success in all areas of legal practice. After completing the required core first-year classes, students select courses ranging from traditional bar preparation to highly specialized legal topics to supervised clinical practices. They can also take advantage of opportunities for participating in student-run law journals and developing critical legal skills, such as appellate advocacy, trial practice and client counseling.
Origins of the Modern World to1500 or Origins of the Modern World, 1500 to Present
3
Natural science elective
3
FALL SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR
Civil Procedure I
2
Civil Procedure II
3
Contracts I
3
Contracts II
2
Intermediate Macroeconomics
3
Concentration
3
Legal Environment Business
3
Legal Research and Writing II
3
3
Legal Research and Writing I
3
Introduction to Marketing Management Management Theory and Practice
3
Introduction to Management Science and Operation Management
3
Criminal Law
3
Constitutional Law I
3
Torts
4
Property
4
Principles of Finance
3
Business and Professional Writing
3
Ethics
3
Theology elective
3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
18
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
18
6
15
15
SLU LAW CONCENTRATIONS
YEAR THREE
Specialize your legal expertise in one of the following areas: FALL SEMESTER
SPRING SEMESTER
SUMMER SEMESTER
3
Concentration
3
Concentration
3
Concentration
3
Math* or natural science elective
3
Social science elective
3
Social science elective
3
Strategic Management and Policy
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
l Civil litigation skills
Elective
3
Elective
1
l Employment law
Business capstone
1
l Intellectual property law
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS *Math electives must be approved.
18
17
English literature elective
3
l Business transactional law
Concentration
l Criminal litigation skills l Health law l International and comparative law l Urban development, land use and environmental law
3
l Taxation