Academic Programs Catalog

The College of Arts and Letters, in collaboration with the Michigan State University - College of Law, offers an opportunity for selected College of Arts and Letters students to earn a baccalaureate degree after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 91 credits at Michigan State University and a minimum of 29 credits through subsequent enrollment at Michigan State University -  College of Law. This plan offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor degree based on approximately six years of full-time study. Students who wish to pursue this option must matriculate as first-year students in the College of Arts and Letters and must major in one of the following areas: East Asian languages and literatures, English, German, history of art, humanities pre-law, linguistics, philosophy, Russian, or women’s studies. Students interested in this option should consult with the director of academic advising in the College of Arts and Letters upon entry to the university.

Admission to this program is limited to a small number of students who complete specified university and college requirements and who earn a grade-point average and a score on The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) that is acceptable for admission to Michigan State University - College of Law.

All students in this program will complete a minimum of 91 credits at Michigan State University, at least 41 of which (including Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities and American Thought and Language) will be College of Arts and Letters credits. Requirements for the program are:

1. Completion of the university requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
2. Completion of all College of Arts and Letters requirements for the bachelor’s degree, including the foreign language requirement. Students may have the first year at Michigan State University - College of Law fulfill their cognate requirements, but under no circumstances may a student graduate without completing all other College of Arts and Letters requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
3. Completion of a specific major, as indicated above, in the College of Arts and Letters.
4. Completion of a minimum of 29 credits at Michigan State University - College of Law.

Upon completion of the specified Michigan State University - College of Law credits, students in this program will be awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree.