Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Communication Studies with Nelson Wolff Law] From St. Mary's University

Students' first year of law school will complete the final 30 hours of the undergraduate program. Listed are the requirements for the Nelson Wolff Early Law Admission with a B.A. in Speech Communication.

The Nelson Wolff Law Early Admission Program offers advantages to motivated, talented students who plan to attend St. Mary's University School of Law and graduate in less time. The program allows qualified undergraduate students in certain degree programs to earn both a bachelor's degree and law degree in just six years, instead of the usual seven. To be eligible, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better and earn at least a 154 on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

St. Mary's students in the?program enter?law school after completing their third year of undergraduate study. Students' first year of law school will complete the final 30 hours of the undergraduate program, so that students complete both degrees in six years. Included undergraduate degree programs are criminology,?english, international relations, philosophy, political science, sociology and speech communication.

The student will use the first 30 hours of law school credits to obtain a bachelor's degree from the University following the student's completion of the first year curriculum at the St. Mary's School of Law. In the event that the student determines not to complete law school, the credit hours will be applied to the hours needed to obtain the student's undergraduate degree.