The Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctorate degree program is offered through the affiliation of Saint Vincent College and Duquesne University. Admission to the law program at the freshman level will require students to submit test results from the SAT I or ACT exam. Fifteen secondary school academic units are required, including four units of English, two or more units of college preparatory mathematics, one unit of science and three units of social science; two units of a foreign language are preferred among five elective units. Students applying for the law program must register at Saint Vincent College as an English, History, Political Science, Public Policy Analysis or Sociology major. Duquesne University will guarantee a number of places in the entering class of its Law School for students who have successfully completed the Saint Vincent College preprofessional program.

Academic Program Requirements for entry into the Duquesne Law School:

1. Successful completion of a three-year, minimum 100 credits program at Saint Vincent College including Core and departmental major requirements with a minimum overall GPA of 3.3.
2. Minimum score of 60% on the LSAT which in 2005 required a score of 149.
3. Department approval of student’s application for Law School.

Sample Curriculum
Core Curriculum - Saint Vincent College 59 to 60 credits

Requirements – English Major (36 credits as listed in the Saint Vincent College Bulletin)
The major in English emphasizes genre and period studies, criticism and writing courses.

Requirements – History Major (36 credits as listed in the Saint Vincent College Bulletin)
Emphasis for the major in History includes studies of specific areas (Contemporary Europe, U.S. History, Global History, etc.) and Historiography.

Requirements – Political Science Major (B.A., 45 credits as listed in the Saint Vincent College Bulletin). The major in Political Science includes courses in government and foreign policy.

Requirements – Public Policy Analysis Major (B.A., 39 credits as listed in the Saint Vincent College Bulletin). Areas of study to fulfill the requirements for the major in Public Policy Analysis include economics, public and foreign policy and government.

Requirements – Sociology Major (39 credits as listed in the Saint Vincent College Bulletin)
The major in Sociology requires students to study various subjects, including social problems, anthropology, theory and statistics.

Years One, Two & Three – at Saint Vincent College
The sum of the Core Curriculum and Departmental requirements may exceed the total needed (100) because of the selected major’s requirements.

Years Four, Five & Six – at Duquesne University