3+3 Juris Doctor

• Application fee waived for applicants who meet all qualifications.
• Direct admission without the competition of the regular applicant pool.
• Qualified third-year students (juniors) will receive an annual guaranteed full-tuition scholarship during the three-year program (automatic renewal provided the student maintains good academic standing and observes the Code of Conduct and academic rules and policies).
• Qualified fourth-year students (seniors) will receive an annual guaranteed half-tuition scholarship during the three-year program (automatic renewal provided the student maintains good academic standing and observes the Code of Conduct and academic rules and policies).

• Complete a minimum of three years of coursework and 72 credits at Bryant.
• Earn a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA at or above the 50th percentile of the most recent class to matriculate at Villanova Law.
• Apply by February 1 of the year in which you seek to enter Villanova Law.
• Junior applicants: Take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than January of your junior year and earn a minimum LSAT score at or above the 75th percentile of the most recent class to matriculate at Villanova Law.
• Senior applicants: Take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) no later than January of you senior year and earn a minimum LSAT score at or above the 50th percentile of the most recent class to matriculate at Villanova Law.  
• Obtain a strong recommendation from Bryant’s pre-law advisor.
• Maintain good academic and disciplinary standing throughout your time at Bryant.
• Meet all fitness, character, and other criteria for admission as required by the Office of Admission at Villanova Law. 

• Personal statement not exceeding three double-spaced pages
• Resume
• Official LSAT score(s)
• At least one letter of recommendation
• Interview successfully with Villanova Law prior to receipt of final admission decision
• Credit Assembly Service (CAS) report with official transcripts from all colleges, universities, junior, or community colleges

Access the application through the Law School Admission Council. 

Students complete both undergraduate and graduate requirements in three years through the following schedule: 

First-year students will engage in six foundation courses taught in semester segments focusing on civil procedure, contracts, criminal law, property, constitutional law, and torts. In addition, first-years will take:

• 1 year-long Legal Analysis, Research, Writing, and Communication course
• Elective course
• One-week Financial Literacy module
• 1 year-long Professional Development course

Second- and third-year students build their own course of study alongside graduation requirements:

• Legal Writing III
• Constitutional Law II
• Professional Responsibility
• Practical Writing Research Paper Seminar (or Directed Research)
• One-week Business Aspects of Law
• 2 Professional Development courses, clinic, or externship
• Focus area of study courses

The graduate course of study at Villanova University consists of three full-time consecutive years, for six years overall.