This 3/3 Program allows selected JU students to enter the Florida Coastal
School of Law (FCSL) after completing only three (3) years of undergraduate
study at JU under the conditions enumerated below. Participants will earn both a
baccalaureate degree and a JD under the 6-year program. JU participants must
consult with the Advising Center as early as possible to ensure courses and
sequencing are on-track.
Requirements and components of the 3/3 Program include:
- Eligible JU students must complete all core curriculum and major specific
course requirements by the end of their junior year.
- The remaining general elective credits and/or up to 9 credits of elective
courses within the major need to earn the baccalaureate degree will be taken as
a first year law student at FCSL and will satisfy the remaining requirements to
obtain a BA, BS or a BBA degree from JU.
- Participants are able to earn no more than 30 units of lower division credit
from an institution other than JU - all upper division course must be taken at
JU, making participation in the program more difficult for transfer students.
- Participants must have their LSAT scores available by February of the junior
year at JU.
- Participants must apply to FCSL no later than February of their junior year
at JU.
- Eligible students must have a minimum LSAT score of 154.
- Eligible students must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point
average (UGPA) of 3.30 as reported by Law School Admission Council.
- The first year of law school must be completed with the minimum cumulative
GPA required by FCSL to remain in good standing.
- Full credits required for graduation from JU must be earned by the end of
August following the first year of law school.