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3+3 Accelerated Program

Fast Track Your Future in Law Start your law career sooner with Barry鈥檚 3+3 Accelerated Pathway. Designed for high-achieving students, we鈥檙e integrating undergraduate studies with early law school admission.

About the Program

天美传媒鈥檚 3+3 Accelerated Program gives driven undergraduate students a faster, more immersive path to a legal career. This collaborative approach between the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Law allows students to complete both their bachelor鈥檚 degree and JD in just six years.

With undergraduate courses across Philosophy, Political Science, History, Economics, Business, and English, students will learn to:

Recognize fallacious reasoning.
Analyze U.S. constitutional foundations and government structure.
Understand historical/social/economic/cultural factors shaping U.S. society.
Demonstrate quantitative and economic analysis skills.
Produce a major research paper on social justice.

Why Choose Barry鈥檚 3+3 Accelerated Pathway?

Simple. This program gives you early access to law school and a clear path forward. The accelerated academic plan combines undergraduate and legal studies to help you get a head start on your legal education and future career. Other program highlights include:

Choose your pathway

Explore your interests through undergraduate majors in History, Political Science, Pre-Law, Communication & Media Studies, Philosophy, or Psychology.

Save time and money

Earn your bachelor's degree and JD in just six years

Small Class Size

Intentionally designed to give students a personalized education.

Stand out in the field

Start building your network and experience ahead of your peers.

So, How Does the Program Work?

Barry鈥檚 3+3 Program streamlines your path to a JD by merging undergraduate coursework with early enrollment in first-year law classes. During your first three years, you鈥檒l complete your general education and Pre-law major requirements.

After successful admission to the Law School at the end of your third year, you鈥檒l begin taking first-year law school classes in your fourth year.

After successfully completing your fourth year, your bachelor鈥檚 degree will be awarded. You鈥檒l then continue as a full-time law student in years five and six. Through advanced coursework, clinics, and hands-on legal experiences, you鈥檒l build the knowledge and practical skills needed to graduate ready for legal career.

Admissions Criteria

High school GPA of unweighted 3.6 (as calculated by 天美传媒 Office of Undergraduate Admissions)

Program Requirements

Maintain a 3.2 cumulative GPA and 3.5 GPA in all undergraduate major area course work. Failure to achieve minimum GPA requirements in any one semester may disqualify a student from further participation in the 3+3 Accelerated Law Program.
Complete the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than the February administration during the student鈥檚 junior (third) year.
Achieve a minimum LSAT score of 152 or as otherwise established-by 天美传媒 Law School

Apply for admission to 天美传媒 Law School by March 1st of the student鈥檚 junior year.
Submit to 天美传媒 Law School a letter from the History and Political Science Department Chair and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Arts and Sciences certifying satisfactory progress toward completion of all undergraduate program requirements.
Meet Barry Law School requirement for moral fitness and character.

Please note that eligibility does not guarantee admission into Barry鈥檚 School of Law

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