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 Sociology 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 Sociology.

Course Progression

Year 1: Fall

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

Year 1: Spring

  • SOC 210 Critical Thinking About Social Issues (3 cr)
  • Creative Expression Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • International Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • WRI 2 Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr) 

Year 2: Fall

  • SOC 301 Qualitative Research Methods (3 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 2 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 1 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Culture, Power, and Equity Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 2: Spring

  • SOC 307 Quantitative Research Methods (3 cr)
  • SOC 300 Sociological Theory (3 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 3 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)
  • Elective (3 cr)

Year 3: Fall

  • Approved SOC Elective 4 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 5 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Ethical Inquiry Core Requirement (3 cr)
  • Science Exploration Core Requirement (4 cr)
  • WRI 3 Core Requirement (3 cr)

Year 3: Spring

  • SOC 410 Sociology Capstone (1 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 6 of 7 (3 cr)
  • Approved SOC Elective 7 of 7 (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