Highly talented and qualified students have the opportunity to complete both a bachelor of arts and a juris doctor in six years rather than seven through the B.A./J.D. dual-degree program, a joint endeavor of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences and the Rutgers School of Law-Camden.
This program provides the opportunity for B.A./J.D. students to complete all general education requirements and all requirements for a major in the College of Arts and Sciences in three years. Dual-degree candidates must perform sufficiently well to be able to participate in the Honors College. If determined to be qualified, they then enter the law school. Credits earned during the students` first-year required law courses shall be deemed to complete the students` requirements for a bachelor of arts. The students will receive their bachelor of arts degree upon successful completion of all first-year law courses, normally at the end of their fourth year of study, and dual-degree students shall be eligible to participate in the College of Arts and Science`s graduation ceremonies at the end of their fourth year.
Students selected for this program will need rigorous advising so that they successfully meet the arts and sciences graduation requirements and law school entry requirements. The prelaw adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences will serve as the primary point of contact with the students during their first three years. Dual-degree candidates must be accepted into and participate fully in the special prelaw advisory program for dual-degree candidates, and must be recommended for continuation in the dual-degree program by the program`s coordinator.
