KENT, Ohio — A partnership has been struck between Kent State University and Cleveland State University so that students may accelerate the time it takes to obtain a bachelor’s degree in addition to a law degree.
The new 3+3 program requires just six years of schooling to complete both degrees.
In order for this to happen, Kent State students would have two options as undergraduates, either pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (American Politics, International Relations – Comparative Politics or Public Policy Concentration) or a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Allied Health Concentration.
After completing the first three years of full-time schooling in those areas, Kent State students in the program then become eligible to be admitted to Cleveland State’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. The students will be given their bachelor’s degree from Kent State following the completion of the first-year law school curriculum at Cleveland State.
“Kent State is excited to offer this new unique program to students,” said Melody Tankersley, Kent State’s senior vice president and provost. “This opportunity allows them to gain a high-quality educational experience while saving time and money. Our students will be able to study at Kent State for three years, continue their studies at CSU’s law school for three years and receive both their undergraduate and law school degrees in six years instead of seven.”
The program is set to begin with the 2022 entering class of Cleveland State’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
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