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History, Bachelor's to Law, J.D. Accelerated Program

Â鶹´«Ã½'s accelerated 3+3 history bachelor's-to-J.D. program allows students to apply a maximum of 30 first-year law school credits to their undergraduate degree program and receive their bachelor’s degree after the successful completion of the first year of SLU LAW.

For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following SLU programs:

History, B.A.

Law, J.D.

Accreditation

Â鶹´«Ã½ School of Law has been continuously accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since December 1924. The accrediting body is the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

Students are eligible to apply to the B.A. in History/J.D. acceleratedÌýprogram any time in their undergraduate career after having completed between 15 and 48 credits at SLU. Students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA to continue in the accelerated program. After having completed 75 credits, students will submit an application to SLU Law.

If admitted to SLU Law, these students will begin their J.D. program in their fourth year. The first year of law school coursework will count as elective credit toward the undergraduate bachelor’s degree. Thus, the College of Arts and Sciences will award students their degrees after the successful completion of their first year of law school and student submission of a graduation application.Ìý

Students will be required to complete at least 75% of course credits necessary to earn their undergraduate degree (e.g., minimum 90 credits) before matriculating into the first year of law school. These credits must include college core curriculum requirements (48 to 51 credits) and history major requirements (36 credits). All core curriculum and major requirements will be met before students matriculate.Ìý

Students not admitted to SLU Law will remain eligible to receive a B.A. in History from the College of Arts and Sciences upon successful completion of 120 credits.Ìý

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollmentÌýunless otherwise noted. Ìý

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý1110
or ±á±õ³§°ÕÌý1120
Origins of the Modern World to 1500
or Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present)
3
Core Courses 12
ÌýCredits15
Spring
HISTÌý1710 China and Japan Since 1600: Samurai, Revolutionaries, Entrepreneurs 3
HISTÌý2800 Historian's Craft: Methods Proseminar 3
Core Courses 9
ÌýCredits15
Year Two
Fall
HISTÌý1600 History of the United States of America to 1865 3
HISTÌý3090 The Age of Renaissance 3
Core Courses 9
ÌýCredits15
Spring
HISTÌý3480 U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 3
HISTÌý3250 World in Conflict Since 1945 3
Core Courses 9
ÌýCredits15
Year Three
Fall
HISTÌý3660 History of Nature in America 3
HISTÌý3250 World in Conflict Since 1945 3
Core Courses 9
ÌýCredits15
Spring
HISTÌý4900
or HISTÌý4901
or HISTÌý4902
Seminar in European History
or Sem: American History
or Seminar in World History
3
HISTÌý4910 Internship/History in Practice 3
Core Courses 9
ÌýCredits15
ÌýTotal Credits90

School of Law

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
LAWÌý7000 Civil Procedure 4
LAWÌý7005 Criminal Law 3
LAWÌý7015 Torts 4
LAWÌý7020 Legal Analysis, Research and Communication I 3
LAWÌý7040 Professional Identity, Practices and Skills I 1
ÌýCredits15
Spring
LAWÌý7010 Contracts 4
LAWÌý7021 Legal Analysis, Research and Communication II 3
LAWÌý7025 Constitutional Law I 3
LAWÌý7030 Property 4
LAWÌý7041 Professional Identity, Practices and Skills II 1
ÌýCredits15
Year Two
Fall
LAWÌý7100 Legal Profession 3
Law ElectiveAny LAW Course 12
ÌýCredits15
Spring
Law ElectiveAny LAW Course 15
ÌýCredits15
Year Three
Seminar 2
Experiential coursework 6
Law ElectiveAny LAW Course 23
ÌýCredits31
ÌýTotal Credits91