The B.A./J.D. dual-degree program is offered in partnership with the School of Arts and Sciences-Newark and the Rutgers Law School. This accelerated program enables highly accomplished students to complete both a bachelor of arts or science and a juris doctor in six years, rather than the customary seven. Students participating in this accelerated program complete their first year of law school courses during their fourth year as undergraduates. To prepare for this fourth year, they must complete all undergraduate course requirements in the Core Curriculum and in their chosen major, as well as compile a minimum of 91 credits during their first three years within the Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS). The 29 credits required during the first year of law school count toward both degrees. Successful completion of the student's first-year required law courses will qualify students for a waiver of the NCAS second concentration requirement.
Upon successful completion of the students' first year required law courses, B.A./J.D. students are awarded their bachelor's degrees at the end of their fourth year and are eligible to participate in the School of Arts and Sciences-Newark graduation ceremonies at that time. The juris doctor is typically awarded after two additional years as a full-time law student, on successful completion of the required 84 total course credits in the Law School and of all other J.D. requirements.
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