MU Law Scholars (Six year JD/Bachelors Degree Program)
To enroll as an MU Law Scholar (automatic admission to law school), you must have a 30 or above on the ACT or 1320 on the SAT and be in the top 10% of your graduating high school class. (If your school does not use class rank your "core GPA" must be at least 3.71).
In addition, students must:
- complete at least 90 undergraduate semester hours of courses on the MU Campus; AND
- complete all general education and major requirements within the 90 hours and attain a GPA of 3.5 or higher; only “elective” hours remain; AND
- take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than December of the third year and score in the 75th percentile or above (the actual score may vary from test to test, the 75th percentile is approximately a 157).
Note: The Committee reserves the ability to refuse admission based upon criminal matters, academic
dishonesty, or other matters that would justify denial of an applicant in any event.
Benefits of the Program:
- Students may select any undergraduate major in the College of Arts & Sciences, or any other college or school with permission from that specific program.
- The opportunity to participate in a Freshman Interest Group designed exclusively for pre-law students.
- Automatic admission to the MU Honors College (application to the Honors College required) which provides students access to small, selective classes with other high-ability students.
- The ability to transfer to the Law School up to two years of your Bright Flight scholarship and one year of your Curators scholarship or other University based scholarship, if applicable.
- An automatic law school scholarship (the amount of that scholarship will vary depending upon the strength of the student's overall application).
Note: Bright Flight scholarships are subject to Legislative change.
Course Suggestions:
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Although the Law School requires no specific undergraduate major or academic prerequisites, courses such as “Writing about Literature,” introductory logic or mathematical logic, and an introductory political science course may be beneficial for Law Scholars. In addition, students are encouraged to complete a service learning project, participate in undergraduate research, or complete an internship that is relevant to both an undergraduate education and to a career in law.
CLICK HERE for the MU Law Scholars Application
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