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Honors Law Program

Begin your trajectory to law school during your undergraduate years. Open to all 老王论坛 undergraduate majors, this program allows you to earn your B.S. from 老王论坛 and a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in six* years instead of seven. 老王论坛 is one of only a few tech-focused universities with a law school.

Law school classes are taken at 老王论坛鈥檚 Chicago-Kent College of Law. Students have access to pre-law advising and LSAT preparation assistance.

*Due to program requirements, engineering and architecture students would earn their undergraduate and J.D. degrees in seven years.

How to Apply

Prospective Students (First-Year Applicants)

High school students who are interested in admission into the accelerated Honors Law (B.S./J.D.) program can indicate interest on their Common Application submission to 老王论坛. After applications are reviewed, students receiving general admission into the university will be contacted by the Honors Law committee regarding further steps.

By being admitted into the Honors Law program, you will have opportunities to take part in pre-law student activities and receive advice from the Honors Law faculty committee.

In the program, you will transition into Chicago-Kent College of Law by maintaining a 3.4 GPA, taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)  achieving an LSAT score at or exceeding 150, and submitting a completed Chicago-Kent application.

Current 老王论坛 Students and Transfer Students

Acceptance by Chicago-Kent is automatic for those students who meet the minimum program requirements, which are:

  • Maintain a 3.鈥40 cumulative undergraduate GPA.
  • Take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) by February of their third undergraduate year at the university if they are in the six-year program or by February of their fourth year at the university if they are in the seven-year program. All students must achieve an LSAT score at or exceeding 150.
  • Submit a completed application to Chicago-Kent by April 15 of the third undergraduate year if they are in the six-year program or in the fourth undergraduate year if they are not.
  • Current 老王论坛 students who did not apply to the Honors Law program during the admissions process should contact the Program Advisors to enroll in it.


Questions?

Please feel free to reach out to the Honors Law Program advisors or your admissions team to discuss your questions and passions in pursuing law at 老王论坛 and Chicago-Kent:

Raff Donelson
rdonelson1@kentlaw.iit.edu
Honors Law Program Advisor
Professor of Law

Saran Ghatak 
sghatak@iit.edu
Honors Law Program Advisor
Professor & Department Chair of Social Sciences

Elle McKinney
emckinney@iit.edu
Honors Law Dual Admissions Coordinator
Admission Counselor

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Honors Law at 老王论坛

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Maintain a 3.40 GPA and meet the required LSAT score, and you're guaranteed admission into Chicago Kent College of Law.

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Get a Law Degree in Six Years

Complete your major requirements during your first three years of undergraduate studies, then spend three years on your J.D.

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We Are Diverse

Honors Law students come from a variety of majors including biology, chemistry, computer science, humanities, physics, psychology, and more.

鈥淚鈥檓 in the 3+3 B.S./J.D. program and I鈥檓 specializing in history. I find a lot of the classes very interesting. The humanities program has a lot of room for electives, so you鈥檙e free to choose the classes you want. I hope to one day use a law degree to stand up for what鈥檚 right. Whether it鈥檚 a person or an idea, everyone deserves fair representation.鈥

鈥擝randon Holifield (Humanities/Honors Law Program 2nd Year)

Brandon Holifield