Accelerated 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Program - Economics Major

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Detroit Mercy's Accelerated 6-Year (3+3)  Law Scholars Program makes it possible for students to earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics and a Juris Doctor (law degree) with six years of full-time study instead of the traditional seven.

As a broad overview, students spend the first three years at the McNichols Campus fulfilling the requirements of the University Core Curriculum (except for general electives) and the major. The last three years are at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law completing the Juris Doctor requirements.

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    Bachelor's Program Requirements - Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Economics (120 credits)

    To obtain the undergraduate degree, a student must successfully complete the University's Core Curriculum and all department-designated major program courses, with the exception of the general electives, within three years.

    A minimum of 120 total credit hours in relevant coursework is required for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics.

    In addition to the Detroit Mercy Core Curriculum, students majoring in Economics for the Accelerated 6-year Law (3+3) Program are required to complete the following courses:

    The following three courses are required for the Accelerated 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Program:

    • LST 2000 Introduction to Legal Studies (3 credits) OR  POL 2010 Introduction to Law and the Judiciary (3 credits)
    • POL 2020 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 credits)

    • POL 3240 American Constitution and Public Law (3 credits)

    The Economics major consists of 33 credits as indicated below:

    Required Courses for the Economics Major (18 credits):

    • ECN 2950 Microeconomic Principles (3 credits)
    • ECN 2960 Macroeconomic Principles (3 credits)
    • ECN 3050 Money and the Financial System (3 credits)
    • ECN 3150 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
    • ECN 3160 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)
    • ECN 4355 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits) OR ECN 4705 Economic Development (3 credits)

    Electives for the Economics Major—choose five  (15 credits):

    • ECN 4150 Econometrics I (3 credits)
    • ECN 4160 Advanced Money and Capital Markets (3 credits)
    • ECN 4200 Labor Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 4300 Performance of United States Industry (3 credits)
    • ECN 4355 Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
    • ECN 4400 Economics of The Public Sector (3 credits)
    • ECN 4480 Business Forecasting (3 credits)
    • ECN 4640 Practical Issues in Financial Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 4650 Economics of International Trade (3 credits)
    • ECN 4700 Special Problems in Economics (3 credits)
    • ECN 4705 Economic Development (3 credits)
    • ECN 4850 Monetary and Fiscal Policy (3 credits)
    • ECN 4990 Senior Seminar (3 credits)
    • STA 2250 Statistics (3 credits)

    In their senior year of the Accelerated 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Program, undergraduate students, who have been admitted to the law school, begin their first year of law school at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Upon successful completion of their first year, up to 30 credits from law school courses transfer back to the undergraduate institution to count as general electives.

    The first-year courses required for completion at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law are:

    • Introduction to Legal Research and Communication (2 credits)
    • Applied Legal Theory and Analysis I (3 credits)
    • Civil Procedure I and II (6 credits)
    • Contracts I and II (6 credits)
    • Criminal Law (3 credits)
    • Property I and II (6 credits)
    • Torts (4 credits)
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    Admission Requirements

    New students enrolling in the Accelerated 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Program must be seniors in high school with a 3.5 grade point average and 1280 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT.

    Candidates who meet the above criteria will be invited to continue to the next phase of the admission process, which includes completing an admission interview or essay and submitting an additional letter of recommendation.

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    Information for Undergraduate Students in this Program

    A student who has enrolled in the Accelerated 6-Year (3+3) Law Scholars Program must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate majoring in Economics at Detroit Mercy each fall and winter term.

    All necessary undergraduate coursework must be completed at the McNichols Campus within the three calendar years immediately prior to beginning the law school phase of the program at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Students must fulfill the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, as well as the required courses in the major and must have a minimum of 90 credits in this area.

    Apply to the Law School during your junior year
    Students will be eligible to apply for the law school phase of the program in their third year of undergraduate studies. The following requirements must be met:

    • The College of Liberal Arts & Education must certify that the student has or will have completed and passed all of the University and major requirements necessary for the conferral of their undergraduate degree (other than general elective credits) by the end of the junior year.
    • The student must:
      • Have an overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.5 at the end of their junior year.
      • Take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than December of their junior year and obtain a score of at least 154.
      • Complete the Detroit Mercy Law admission application with all required components by Feb. 1 of the junior year.
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