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 Social and Behavioral Sciences 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 Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

  • ENG 100 College Writing (3 cr)
  • LOS 120 Statistics for Informed Decision-Making OR MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr)
  • ANT 101 Anthropology: The Cultural View (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 1: Spring

  • PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr)
  • SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)
  • SBS/HRD 200 Multicultural Human Development (3 cr)
  • SBS 210 Me in 3D: Introduction to Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr)
  • Creative Expression Core Requirement (3 cr)

Year 2: Fall

  • SBS 329 Research Methods (3 cr)
  • SBS 300 Deviance and Social Control (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective (3 cr)
  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • Cultural Interpretation Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective(3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • LAC/SBS 370 Toward a Global Ethics (3 cr)
  • LAC/SBS 447 Internship (3 – 6 cr)
  • Science Exploration Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • WRI 3 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • SBS 430 Applied Social Policy (3 cr)
  • 300+ level SBS Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (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