Accelerated BA/BS+JD Program

Drexel's accelerated BA/BS+JD program enables high-achieving high school students interested in the law to shave a year off their total education and earn their bachelor’s and law degree in one year less than those from a more traditional program. Because of the rigorous academic demands of this program, admission is limited to high-achieving incoming first-year students. Students will meet regularly with the program director and have access to a variety of resources to help ensure success in college and law school.

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

For information on admission requirements and for application instructions, please visit or contact the Admissions office at 1.800.2.DREXEL or email enroll@drexel.edu. This program is open to the following eligible majors:

• English
• History
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Program Requirements

To continue in the BA/BS+JD program, students must:

• Maintain satisfactory progress (as defined by their academic advisor) toward completing their undergraduate coursework in three years.
• Maintain the cumulative GPA agreed upon in the signed contract, including courses taken at other institutions, at or above the 50th percentile of the Drexel Kline School of Law class that matriculated in the year prior to your intended year of entry into law school.  Students will be evaluated at the end of their second year of study and at the end of each term thereafter.
• Take the LSAT no later than December of their final year of undergraduate study.
• Actively participate in Pre-Law and BA/BS+JD activities as required by the program director.

Current students in the program should consult their program contract for specific requirements. Any student failing to meet program requirements may be removed from the program at the discretion of the program director. Any student removed or withdrawn from the program will be required to complete their final year of undergraduate studies to finish all remaining requirements for graduation within their school/major in order to attain their degree.

Admission to the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Students admitted to the program are guaranteed admission to the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, so long as they comply with all program requirements and meet the minimum law school admission criteria described in the contract to be signed upon entry in the program. To be admitted to Drexel's Kline School of Law, students must:

• Maintain a cumulative undergraduate GPA (as calculated by the Law School Admission Council) at or above the 50th percentile of the Drexel Kline School of Law class that matriculated in the year prior to your intended year of entry into law school.
• Earn an LSAT score at or above the 50th percentile of the Drexel Kline School of Law class that matriculated in the year prior to your intended year of entry into law school.
• Maintain satisfactory progress toward completing my undergraduate coursework in three years.
• Take the LSAT no later than December of your third year in the undergraduate program.
• Submit a complete application to the Drexel Kline School of Law by February 1 of your third year in the undergraduate program.
• Complete all undergraduate coursework before the beginning of the Drexel Kline School of Law's new student orientation.
• Comply with all admission and seat deposit requirements of the Drexel Kline School of Law.
• Comply with all character and fitness requirements of the Drexel Kline School of Law.
• All admission decisions are made at the discretion of the admissions committee at the Drexel Kline School of Law. 

 * Students who do not meet these criteria may still be eligible for admission pending review by the admissions committee.

Students in the BA/BS+JD program will be evaluated for the Drexel Kline School of Law merit scholarships according to the same criteria used for all other applicants in the year the student applies to law school. Law scholarship decisions will be based solely on merit.