Pictured Above: At USF, honors students and Provost Scholars will be eligible for the “3+ 3” accelerated program. Students must meet Stetson Law School “character and fitness” requirements to be accepted through the program.
Courtesy of USF and Stetson Law
By Trevor Martindale
USF and Stetson Law School are starting a bachelor’s/juris doctor program that grants USF students automatic admission into Stetson Law School.
The program includes the “4 + 3” path for students who take 4 years to earn their bachelor’s degree and an accelerated “3 + 3” path for students who take 3 years to earn their bachelor’s, which allows admitted students to count the credits from their first year at Stetson Law School toward the final year of their bachelor’s degree.
The “4 + 3” option is available for all USF students.
For guaranteed admission into Stetson Law School, students must achieve a minimum cumulative undergraduate USF GPA of 3.5 and a Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) score in the 50th percentile of Stetson Law School’s most recent entering class.
Stetson Law’s 50th percentile LSAT score was 155 in their most recent entering class.
Other requirements for eligibility include the satisfaction of undergraduate degree requirements, qualifying under the Law School’s “character and fitness” requirements and meeting the May 15 application deadline.
Students that are a part of the Judy Genshaft Honors college or the Provost’s Scholars Program will be eligible for the “3 + 3” program. Students who take this accelerated path are required to earn a LSAT score in the 75th percentile of the recent class.
All students admitted through the “4 + 3” and “3 + 3” programs will receive a scholarship.
Zachary Axel, a sophomore political science major, is pleased with the creation of the program.
“I think it’s great that USF and Stetson (Law School) can partner up to allow qualified students to ensure they have a chance at a good law school,” Axel said.
