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 a 3+3 combined bachelor’s degree and 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 3+3 combined bachelor's and law degree may be of particular interest to students in SLU's Business Scholars program, who will complete their bachelor's degree in three years, and may also be of interest to any business student on track to complete their undergraduate studies in three years. 

For additional information see the catalog entries for the following 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 

The Saint Louis University Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the world’s largest business education alliance and accrediting body of business schools, ensuring continuous quality improvement in terms of curriculum, instructional resources, student selection, career placement and intellectual contributions and qualifications of the faculty. Fewer than 5% of business schools worldwide have achieved AACSB accreditation. 

The accounting program is also separately accredited by the AACSB, one of only 189 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 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 School of Law. This score will not be taken into consideration 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.