Our Accelerated Graduate Pathway to the University of Maine School of Law allows you to complete both a Bachelor’s and a JD degree in as few as six years, rather than the usual seven. During your final year of undergraduate study, if you meet progress requirements and Law School admissions standards, you can begin taking graduate-level Law courses. These courses will satisfy credit requirements for your undergraduate program as well as the Law program. You’ll save up to 30 credits worth of undergraduate fees, tuition, and expenses.

This means that you’ll complete your undergraduate Liberal Studies-Humanities credit requirements at the University of Southern Maine in 3 years, rather than the usual 4. This involves a rigorous full-time course schedule. The sample Course Progression below illustrates what your undergraduate course schedule could look like if you major in Liberal Studies-Humanities.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

  • ENG 100 College Writing (3 cr)
  • HTY 101 Western Civilization I (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 1: Spring

  • ENG 200+ level course (3 cr)
  • Quantitative Reasoning Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • PHI 200+ level course (3 cr)
  • Culture, Power, and Equity Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • HTY 102 Western Civilization 2 (3 cr)

Year 2: Fall

  • PHI 200+ level course (3 cr)
  • ENG 200+ level course (3 cr)
  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Creative Expression Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • LSH 240 Introducing the Humanities (3 cr)
  • 300+ level ENG, PHI, or HTY course (3 cr)
  • Science Exploration Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • LSH 340 Topics in the Humanities (3 cr)
  • 300+ level ENG, PHI, or HTY course (3 cr)
  • WRI 3 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, and Citizenship Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • LSH 440 Capstone (3 cr)
  • 300+ level ENG, PHI, or HTY course (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Cultural Interpretation Core Requirement (3 cr)

If you’re admitted to the University of Maine School of Law:

Year 4: Fall

  • LAW 613 Civil Procedure (4 cr)
  • LAW 603 Contracts (4 cr)
  • LAW 607 Legal Research, Analysis, & Communication I (3 cr)
  • LAW 611 Torts (4 cr)

Year 4: Spring

  • LAW 620 Constitutional Law (4 cr)
  • LAW 605 Criminal Law (4 cr)
  • LAW 608 Legal Research, Analysis, & Communication II (3 cr)
  • LAW 610 Property (4 cr)

Read more about University of Maine School of Law First Year Courses