Accelerated Law (3+3)
Accelerated Law Program (3+3)
In a partnership with the UM School of Law, students admitted to the Accelerated Law Program may earn baccalaureate and law degrees in 6 years instead of 7 by using first year law school courses to complete their undergraduate degree. Starting law school during senior year means the timeline begins a year early. First year law courses may count towards the electives for the BA or BS degrees in the College of Liberal Arts.
Interested CLA students should inform their academic advisor for the major in their Freshman year because the academic pathway needs to be carefully planned. Students should meet with a pre-law advisor no later than spring of sophomore year, which marks the beginning of the application process.
Students can take advantage of the Pre-Law Advising Office at UM for individually tailored guidance. For more information, please contact prelaw@olemiss.edu.
Eligible majors earning the BA or BS in the College of Liberal Arts for the Accelerated Law program:
- African American Studies
- Allied Health Studies
- Anthropology
- Arabic
- Art
- Art History
- Biological Science
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Classics
- Computer Science (BA)
- Economics
- English
- French
- German
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy Leadership
- Writing, Rhetoric, & Speech Comm.
- Sociology
- Southern Studies
- Spanish
- Theatre Arts
General Timeline
- Talk to an academic advisor and declare the accelerated law track.
- Visit pre-law advisor early in sophomore year
- Register for the LSAT
Summer after sophomore year
- Take LSAT
- Prepare and submit the application for UM Law School
- Retake the LSAT if necessary
- If accepted, this will be the first year of law school (1L)
- Receive the Bachelor's degree at the end of this year.