BSBA-WCBA TO JD-Akron Law 3 + 3 Program

The Williamson College of Business Administration (WCBA) at Youngstown State University (YSU) and the University of Akron (UA) School of Law offer highly qualified and motivated students the opportunity to earn both their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree and their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in six years instead of the usual seven.

The 3 + 3 program saves students a full year of undergraduate study, tuition, and living expenses. Program participants will graduate law school and get out into the world a year earlier than students who follow the traditional path, increasing their long-term earning potential and giving them a head start on making a difference in their chosen field.

 
  • How It Works

    Students interested in the 3 + 3 program through the Williamson College of Business Administration will pursue a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) through an Individualized Curriculum Program (ICP) in Business Law. The BSBA in Business Law (ICP) will consist of General Education courses, Business Tool, and Business Core courses which are to be completed at YSU in three years.

    Students admitted to Akron Law will then begin their first-year law school courses at the University of Akron School of Law and apply those credits toward both their BSBA and law degrees.

    Once a student has successfully completed the first-year law school courses at Akron, a transcript is sent to the YSU Office of Admissions. These courses are then applied to the student’s BSBA degree requirements at YSU and the degree is awarded after a final graduation audit.

  • Admission Requirements - YSU

    Current YSU Students:

    • 30 Earned Credit Hours in the BSBA program at YSU.
    • 3.5 overall YSU GPA.
  • Admission Requirements - Akron Law
    • 91 credit hours of the BSBA degree.
    • Good Standing academically, financially, and from a disciplinary perspective at YSU.
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    • Complete and submit an application to Akron Law through the Law School Admission Council website (www.lsac.org).
    • Satisfy the character and fitness standards required of al students admitted to Akron Law.
    • Have an LSAT score that is at or above the 25th% of the previous year’s entering class, and not below a 151.
    • Have an undergraduate grade point average at or above the median of the previous Akron Law entering class (information can be found at https://uakron.edu/law/admissions/facts.dot).
  • More Information about the WCBA

    WBCA

    Mary Coller, Director

    WCBA Student Services

    Youngstown State University

    330.941.2019

    mtcoller@ysu.edu

  • More Information about Akron Law

    Akron Law

    Anthony Colucci, Director of Admissions

    mtcoller@ysu.edu

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2023-2024 SUGGESTED 4-YEAR PLAN BUSINESS LAW (ICP)

 

Year 1 - ysu

 

Fall Semester

Course Description SH
Success Seminar YSU 1500 Success Seminar OR HONR 1500 Intro to Honors 1
ENGL 1550 College Writing 1 3
BUS 1500 Foundations of Business 3
MATH 2623 Quantitative Reasoning 3
CMST 1545 Communication Foundations 3
GE: Social & Personal Awareness Course   3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   16

Spring Semester

Course Description SH
ENGL 1551 College Writing 2 3
ECON 2610 Principles 1: Microeconomics 3
BUS 2600 Business Applications for Microsoft Excel 3
ACCT 2602 Financial Accounting 3
GE: Arts & Humanities   3
     
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   15

 

Year 2 - ysu

 

Fall Semester

Course Description SH
ACCT 2603 Managerial Accounting 3
ECON 2630 Principles 2: Macroeconomics 3
MGT 2604 Legal & Social Responsibility of Business 3
BUS 2610 Collaborating, Writing, Presenting in Bus 3
GE: Arts & Humanities   3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   15

Spring Semester

Course Description SH
BUS 3700 Business Analytics 3
MGT 3725 Fundamentals of Management 3
MKTG 3703 Marketing Concepts & Practice 3
MKTG 3702 Business Professionalism 1
GE: Natural Science Course   3
GE: Social & Personal Awareness Course   3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   16

 

Year 3 - ysu

 

Fall Semester

Course Description SH
BUS 3715 Principles of International Business 3
FIN 3720 Business Finance 3
MGT 3761 Management Information Systems 3
Upper-Level Business Course   3
Elective Course   3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   15

Spring Semester

Course Description SH
MGT 4850 Strategic Management & Leadership 3
MGT 3789 Operations Management 3
Upper-Level Business Elective   3
GE: Lab Science   3/1
Elective Course   1
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   14

*Take LSAT or GRE

*Complete Graduation Evaluation Request at YSU

*Apply to Akron School of Law

 

Year 4 - au

 

Fall Semester

Course Description SH
Fundamentals of Lawyering   0
Contracts   4
Torts   4
Civil Procedure-Federal Jurisdiction   3
Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing   3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   14

Spring Semester

Course Description SH
Fundamentals of Lawyering   0-1
Civil Procedure – Federal Litigation   3
Property   4
Criminal Law   3
Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing   3
Legislation Regulations   2
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS   14

*Send Akron transcripts to YSU after all final grades have posted