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.
