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.
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