Business Bachelor's to Law, J.D. Accelerated Program

Pre-professional study is a strength at Saint Louis University, and business is a great foundation for the study of law. The Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business and the Saint Louis University School of Law offer an accelerated bachelor’s to law degree. This program allows students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree and a Juris Doctor degree in six years instead of the traditional seven years.

The accelerated program may be of particular interest to SLU's Business Scholars program students, who will complete their bachelor's degree in three years. It may also interest any business student on track to complete their undergraduate studies in three years. 

For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following SLU programs:

Law, J.D.

Accounting, B.S.

Business Technology Management, B.S.

Economics, B.S.

Entrepreneurship, B.S.

Finance, B.S.

International Business, B.S.

Leadership and Human Resource Management, B.S.

Marketing, B.S.

Sports Business, B.S.

Accreditation 

Saint Louis University's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier business school accrediting body. Achieving AACSB accreditation ensures continuous quality improvement in the learning environment through enhancements to the curriculum, instructional resources, student selection, career planning and placement and the intellectual contributions and qualifications of the faculty.

Approximately 5% of business schools worldwide have achieved AACSB accreditation. The accounting program is also separately accredited by the AACSB, one of only 193 schools to have earned this distinction.

Saint Louis University School of Law has been continuously accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since December 1924. The accrediting body is the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

Students with a minimum 3.70 undergraduate grade point average GPA at the time of application to the Saint Louis University School of Law (during the third year of the undergraduate program) will receive guaranteed admission to the law school.

Students will need to submit an LSAT score at the time of application to the SLU LAW. This score will not be considered for admission into the School of Law but will be used for consideration in any merit-based scholarship decision. 

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

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Must complete in first 36 credit hours at SLU.

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Must complete in first 60 credit hours at SLU.

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Must have completed all other Business Common Body of Knowledge courses.