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 History 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 Music.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

  • ENG 100 College Writing (3 cr)
  • MUT 110 Music Theory 1 (3 cr)
  • MUT 111 Sighting Singing and Aural Skills (1 cr)
  • MUH 105 World, Jazz Pop (3 cr)
  • MUS 150 Piano Class 1 (1 cr)
  • MUP 202 Applied Music (2 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 cr)
  • Ensemble (.5 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 1: Spring

  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • MUT 112 Music Theory 2 (3 cr)
  • MUT 113 Sight Singing and Aural Skills 2 (1 cr)
  • MUS 151 Piano Class (1 cr)
  • MUP 202 Applied Music (2 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 cr)
  • Quantitative Reasoning Core Requirement (3 – 4 cr)
  • Ensemble (.5 cr)

Year 2: Fall

  • Science Exploration Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • MUT 210 Music Theory 3 (3 cr)
  • MUT 211 Sight Singing and Aural Skills 3 (1 cr)
  • MUS 250 Piano Class 3 (1 cr)
  • MUH 222 Music History Survey 1 (3 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 cr)
  • Ensemble (.5 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • MUT 212 Music Theory 4 (3 cr)
  • MUT 213 Sighting and Aural Skills 4 (1 cr)
  • MUS 251 Piano Class 4 (1 cr)
  • MUH 223 Music History Survey 2 (3 cr)
  • Socio-Cultural Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Ensemble (.5 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • MUT 332 Counterpoint (3 cr)
  • MUS 480 Biblography and Research (3 cr)
  • MUH Elective (3 cr)
  • Language 1 (4 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • MUT 330 Form and Analysis (3 cr)
  • MUP 490 Capstone (3 cr)
  • Ethical Inquiry Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Language 2 (4 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • MUS 442 Recital Class (0 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