Dual enrollment
Undergraduate/ graduate enrollment
With the approval of the school or college and the graduate dean’s office, final-semester seniors in the upper half of their classes and within 15 credits of completing graduation requirements may enroll dually for up to six graduate credits in their undergraduate division and the Graduate School for courses sufficient to make a full program. Specific circumstances exist in which exceptions to this rule are made; college and school rules should be consulted.
Dual enrollment must be completed in the graduate office within one month after the start of the fall and spring semesters and within three weeks of the start of the summer session. Students who graduate with excess credit without registering in the Graduate School will not receive graduate credit for that work.
This program also is available to seniors in other Missouri colleges. Additional information may be obtained from the Graduate School dean’s office.
Undergraduate/law enrollment (90-Credit Program)
With prior written approval, select undergraduate MU Arts and Science students may have up to 30 credits in courses from the School of Law, which are acceptable to the faculty of the College of Arts and Science, applied toward a Bachelor of Arts degree. This combined curriculum enables students to obtain both the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in six years.
Other university divisions, and some colleges and universities other than MU, accept the Juris Doctorate in lieu of the fourth year of college and award a baccalaureate degree upon graduation from MU’s Law School. Students interested in this program should check with the dean of their college early in their undergraduate careers to ensure compliance with all requirements.
The undergraduate degree is a requirement for the Juris Doctor degree. Students entering law school under this combined degree program must make arrangements with their undergraduate schools to complete all requirements for their undergraduate degree.
Students with Bright Flight or MU awarded scholarships, such as Curators, Excellence, and Diversity, may use these awards in the law school. Check with the Office of Financial Aid.
Please note: While not a problem in the state of Missouri, prior to participating in the 90-credit program, students should determine whether participation would adversely affect admission to the bar in the jurisdiction in which they expect to practice. Some states will not admit to their bar persons with fewer than 14 semesters of university work or who did not have their bachelor’s degree before entering law school.