Pre-Law Advising

Accelerated BA/BS/JD Degree

Drexel’s accelerated BS-JD program allows high-ability students to earn their bachelors and law degrees one year faster than is normally the case. Admission is limited to incoming freshmen. BS-JD students participate in a variety of enrichment activities designed to confirm their interest in the law, meet regularly with the program director and have access to a variety of resources to help ensure success in college and law school. BS-JD students receive automatic admission to Drexel’s Pennoni Honors College.

For current admission requirements and application instructions, please click on the link below. You may also contact Grant Keener, Drexel’s Prelaw Advisor and the director of the BS-JD program at (215) 895-1632 or babsjd@drexel.edu

Admission Requirements & Instructions

Admission Requirements

Students admitted to the BA/BS/JD program are guaranteed admission to Drexel’s School of Law as long as they comply with all requirements and meet the minimum law school admission criteria described in this fact sheet. The admission standards for the program are as follows:

• Minimum combined math and critical reading SAT score of 1360
• Minimum critical reading score of 650
• Minimum high school GPA of 3.5
• Graduation in the top 10 percent of high school class
• A submitted essay as described online at www.drexel.edu/apply/bsjd
• An in-person interview with the BA/BS/JD Admission Committee, showing that the applicant possesses the maturity, focus, and discipline required of program participants

Applicants who fall just short of the requirements but demonstrate extraordinary potential for success in the program may be offered admission at the Admission Committee’s discretion. Applicants who meet the program’s requirements are required to attend an on-campus interview. Qualified students who cannot afford travel costs are eligible to have those costs subsidized by the University on the demonstration of serious financial hardship. All confirmed students must participate in a BA/BS/JD orientation session.

Program Requirements

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

• Maintain satisfactory progress toward completing their undergraduate coursework in three or four years depending on the student's major and co-op selection
• Maintain a cumulative GPA, including courses taken at other institutions, of at least 3.45 on a 4.0 scale; 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
• Register for the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) no later than February of their final year of undergraduate study
• Actively participate in Pre-Law and BS/JD activities

Admission to the Earle Macke School of Law

To be admitted to Drexel’s School of Law, students must:

• Earn an average score of at least 156 (68th percentile) on the LSAT
• Earn a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.4 as calculated by LSDAS
• Complete all required School of Law application materials
• Comply with all School of Law character and fitness requirements
• File a binding School of Law early-decision application no later than November 1 of the final year of undergraduate study; students who plan to matriculate in fall 2010 will need to file their law school application no later than November 1, 2009
• Complete all undergraduate coursework before the beginning of the School of Law orientation
• Comply with all other School of Law admission requirements

Learn More: University Catalog

Course descriptions can be found at www.drexel.edu/catalog. Accelerated degree students should refer to both the undergraduate and graduate sections of the catalog to see what courses they might take. Undergraduate courses will vary depending upon choice of major.