Bachelor of Arts in English to Juris Doctor (Accelerated)

Saint Louis University's accelerated 33 English B.A.-to-J.D. program allows students to apply a maximum of 30 first-year law school credits to their undergraduate degree programs and receive their bachelor’s degree after the successful completion of the first year at SLU's School of Law.

Students are eligible to apply to the English/J.D. program any time in their undergraduate career after having completed between 15 and 48 credits at SLU, three credits of which should be a 3000-level course in English. Students must maintain a 3.50 cumulative GPA to continue in the accelerated program.

After having completed 75 credits, students will submit an application to SLU's School of Law. If admitted to SLU Law, these students will begin their J.D. program in their fourth year. The first year of law school coursework will count as elective credit toward the undergraduate bachelor's degree. Thus, the College of Arts and Sciences will award students their degrees after the successful completion of their first year of law school.

Students will be required to complete at least 75 percent of credits necessary to earn their undergraduate degree (i.e., minimum 90 credits) before matriculating into the first year of law school. These credits must include the College of Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirements (48 to 51 credits) and English major requirements (36 credits). All core curriculum and major requirements will be met before students matriculate as first-year law students.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

To ensure a successful academic experience at Saint Louis University, we require international applicants to demonstrate they are proficient in the English language by submitting scores from any one of the following standardized tests:

IELTS minimum score of 6.5; Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) minimum score of 80; Paper-based TOEFL (PBT) minimum score of 550; PTE minimum score of 54; Duolingo minimum score of 125.