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 Psychology 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 Psychology.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

  • ENG 100 College Writing (3 cr)
  • PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)
  • Cultural Interpretation Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 1: Spring

  • PSY 201 Statistics in Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 220 Psychology of the Lifespan (3 cr)
  • PSY 230 Social Psychology (3 cr)
  • Socio-Cultural Analysis Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 2: Fall

  • PSY 205/206 Experimental Methodology/Lab (4 cr)
  • Creative Expression Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Culture, Power, and Equity Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • PSY 338 Theories of Personality (3 cr)
  • PSY 350 Psychology of Learning (3 cr)
  • PSY 233 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr)
  • International Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • 300-level PSY elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • PSY 360 Cognitive Processes (3 cr)
  • PSY 371 History of Systems of Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 361 Sensation and Perception (3 cr)
  • Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, and Citizenship Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Science Exploration Core Requirement (4 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • PSY 365 Physiological Psychology (3 cr)
  • PSY 375 Psychology in the Public Interest (3 cr)
  • 300-level PSY elective (3 cr)
  • WRI 3 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (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