WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This is a six-year program that’s intense and hands-on. It’s Bachelor of Arts/ also infused with support from your adviser and Capital’s extensive student-success resources.

Juris Doctor In your first three years, you’ll work closely with your adviser and take the courses you need to fulfill bachelor’s degree 3+3 Joint Degree requirements. That includes general education, which is grounded in the liberal arts, and courses for your major. During your junior year, you’ll apply to Capital Law School and, if you’re accepted, you’ll combine your senior year with Earn your bachelor’s and law degrees ahead your first year of law school. In other words, your first-year law courses will count twice — fulfill what’s left of your of your peers through our new accelerated bachelor’s degree requirements and the first year of your law B.A./J.D. program. degree requirements. Over the next two years you’ll complete the remaining law degree requirements and graduate with 3+3 BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)/JURIS DOCTOR (J.D.) PROGRAM both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor degree. Those who want a career in law know it’s about more than a title, paycheck and an office with a view. It’s a calling HOW YOU WILL LEARN to improve lives, protect the marginalized and govern the The Capital education is challenging, but it’s also supportive, principles and doctrine that shape our neighborhoods and which makes it the perfect fit to prepare you for law school our world. It’s not an easy path. It shouldn’t be. But we can and for life after Capital. Thousands of lives have been help you get there faster. transformed by the teaching and learning that takes place in our classrooms and far beyond them. Capital’s new 3+3 Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor Program is an accelerated joint degree program — the first of its kind in High-Impact Practices Ohio — that enables you to earn your undergraduate and law Learning is an active process here. Professors and students degrees in just six years, instead of the seven years required are engaged in high-impact educational practices proven to by other Ohio law schools. help students learn effectively.

You’ll save a year of time and tuition, and you’ll gain the • Our first-year seminar will teach you how to be successful knowledge, professional skills, experience and support you’ll in college. need to be successful at Capital, in law school and in the • Our internship opportunities will give you professional legal profession. experience and establish contacts that will be important after your graduate. Given Capital’s location in Columbus, HOW IT WORKS Ohio’s capital and the nation’s 15th largest city, every student has the opportunity for an internship. Bachelor of Arts in three years Complete all existing major and general education (100 • Our Law School offers extensive externships, legal clinic credit hours) courses for the Bachelor of Arts in a work, pro bono service and other experiential learning, three-year period. along with a nationally recognized bar exam preparation program to prepare law graduates for bar exam success. In Juris Doctor in three years fact, National Jurist Magazine named Capital Law to its first Count existing first-year courses in the Juris Doctor honor roll for law schools that deliver practical training. curriculum toward your final Bachelor of Arts elective course requirements, and complete the remaining JD courses in Student Success three years. From admission to post-graduation, you’ll benefit from Choose your major our student-centered philosophy throughout your Capital Choose any major for the Bachelor of Arts degree and the experience. Through career development, academic general education, major or minor requirements for the success, peer tutoring and advising, financial aid and degree remain intact. counseling, health and wellness and other resources, we will advocate for your success by partnering with you while you find your place as a learner, professional and citizen.

Your student success advocates aren’t just your professors. Every employee at Capital is a student success advocate. It may not be in their job title, but it’s everyone’s goal.

1 College and Main 614-236-6101 Columbus, OH 43209-2394 1-866-544-6175 www.capital.edu [email protected] Eligible student must meet the following requirements: Capital University Law School

• Be admitted to Capital University. Capital University Law School is at the epicenter of Ohio’s legal community. Our downtown location provides students • Complete a minimum of 100 undergraduate with an ideal environment to study law, opportunities to gain semester hours including Advanced Placement real-world legal experience, and access to a vast network Credit, 60 credit hours of which must have been legal professionals. earned from Capital University. Transfer credit, credit by examination, and credit recognized through prior The study of law is demanding and rigorous, and so is the learning won’t be counted towards the 60 hours at education that you will receive at Capital Law. Our extensive Capital. curriculum, high caliber faculty, innovative teaching methods, • Complete all general education, major and minor and experiential learning opportunities will prepare you to requirements. Note that the requirements for some meet the challenges and demands of the evolving practice of courses of study may exceed 100 credit hours. law. For more information about the • Meet the presumptive requirements for admission to Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor 3+3 Joint Degree program, the Capital University Law School. visit www.capital.edu/Bachelors-to-Law.

Accelerated Bachelor of Arts – Accounting Major Sample Schedule*

First Year Fall Semester Second Year Fall Semester Third Year Fall Semester 17 hours 18 hours 18 hours BUS 101 Into to Bus- 4 BUS 213 Intro to Managerial Acctg - 2 ECON 115 Microeconomics - 4 BUS 131 Marketing - 4 BUS 240 Finance - 4 BUS 301 Professional Development - 1 CHOOSE YOUR MAJOR MATH 120 College Algebra - 3 BUS 311 Intermediate Acctg I - 4 BUS 390 Operations Management - 4 UC 100 First Year Seminar - 3 BUS 414 Business Tax Acctg - 2 BUS 413 Income Tax Acctg - 2 This schedule is only UC 110 Reading & Writing - 3 UC 200 Cultural Diversity - 3 BUS 417 Auditing - 4 UC 220 Religion - 3 UC 310 Humanities - 3 a sample. Choose any major for the Bachelor First Year Spring Semester Second Year Spring Semester Third Year Spring Semester of Arts degree and the 17 hours 18 hours 17 hours general education, major BUS 211 Financial Acctg – 4 BUS 242 Organizational Behavior - 4 BUS 321 Mgmt. Info. Systems - 2 BUS 260 International Business - 4 BUS 312 Intermediate Acctg II - 4 BUS 325 Business Ethics - 2 or minor requirements for Math 215 Elementary Stats - 3 BUS 347 Business Law II - 4 BUS 411 Advanced Accounting - 4 the degree remain intact. UC 120 Oral Communication - 3 BUS 412 Introduction to Tax - 2 BUS 415 Cost Accounting - 2 UC 150 Global Awareness - 3 Natural Science, Lab - 4 BUS 450 Business Policy - 4 UC 410 Ethical Thought - 3 First Year Summer Semester Second Year Summer Semester 5 hours 3 hours Art 210 Fine Arts - 3 UC 240 Natural Science - 3 BUS 246 Business Law - 2 Accelerated Juris Doctor – Capital University Law School Sample Schedule

First Year Fall Semester Second Year Fall Semester Third Year Fall Semester 15 hours 12 - 16 hours 12 - 16 hours Contracts I - 3 Constitutional Law I - 3 Professional Responsibility - 2 Torts I - 3 Civil Procedure Elective Hours - 10-14 Property I - 3 Jurisdiction - 3 Legal Research Federal Personal Income Tax - 3 Writing I - 2 Elective Hours - 3-7 Criminal Law - 3 Integrated Core Competencies - 1

First Year Spring Semester Second Year Spring Semester Third Year Spring Semester 13 hours 12 - 16 hours 12 - 16 hours Contracts II - 3 Constitutional Law II - 3 Legal Drafting - 2 Torts II - 2 Evidence - 4 Elective Hours - 10-14 Property II - 2 Elective Hours - 5-9 Legal Research Writing II - 2 Civil Procedure Rules - 3 Integrated Core Competencies - 1

Stephen Koch, Ph.D. For more information about Capital University’s *This sample schedule is for informational purposes Professor of Communication Bachelor of Arts/Juris Doctor 3+3 Joint Degree only. A candidate for an undergraduate degree (B.A., B.M., B.S.N., B.S.W.,) is expected to fulfill the (614) 236-6320 program, call 614-236-6101. requirements for the degree stated in the university [email protected] bulletin at the time of admission or readmission to Capital University. Please refer to the bulletin for specific requirements for your intended degree. 5/15