IU Indianapolis students who hope to pursue a law degree may be eligible to participate in an accelerated 3+3 program and earn a BA/JD from IU Indianapolis' School of Liberal Arts and IU McKinney School of Law. This program enables students to earn a bachelor's and a law degree in six years, instead of the standard seven years, which saves the student one year of undergraduate tuition.
Program Eligibility:
To be eligible, students must submit the BA/JD application to IU Indianapolis' School of Liberal Arts by March 1 of their freshman year. Students must meet certain eligibility requirements, including a minimum high school grade point average of 3.5 and 50th percentile SAT or ACT score.
During their junior year the selected students will apply to the McKinney School of Law for admission to the J.D. program by the law school's early decision deadline of November 15. The application is to be submitted through the Law School Admission Council's website (LSAC.org) using the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Applicants who are part of the BA/JD 3+3 program are not guranteed admission and will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee through the normal admissions process, with a decision by the end of December.
Applying to the J.D. Program:
To be considered for admission to the IU McKinney J.D. program, BA/JD applicants must:
- Submit a completed law school application through LSAC, including a personal statement and resume. Attach optional addenda, if applicable.
- Forward all official undergraduate transcripts directly to LSAC.
- Request two letters of recommendation and have your recommenders to submit them directly to LSAC.
- Take the LSAT. Applicants are strongly encouraged to take the LSAT by August prior to the start of their junior year and no later than the October LSAT administration. An LSAT score must be submitted by the November 15th application deadline.
More detailed information may be found in the J.D. Admissions section of the website. For more information on the Law School Admission Council and CAS, please visit their website at www.LSAC.org.
For more information on the BA/JD, students may contact Professor Shana Stump, Director of B.A./J.D. Program at scstump@iu.edu or 317-278-7558.
For more information on J.D. admissions, students may contact lawadmit@iu.edu or 317-274-2459.
