In United States legal education, an accelerated JD program is a program in which students combine certain requirements of a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 (usually a BA

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

) with the requirements of the juris doctor

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 degree. Students thus usually receive their bachelor's degree after completing the first year of law school. Typically, students complete the two degrees in six years rather than the usual seven. These programs are also often referred to as BA to JD programs or three plus three programs.

There are also two-year accelerated JD programs that are offered independently of a bachelor's degree.

The undergraduate college and law school may either be independent institutions, or part of a single large university. Accelerated JD programs differ from most dual degree programs in that the degrees are of different levels, and are obtained sequentially rather than concurrently.

Requirements for admission of undergraduates to such programs are typically higher than for general enrollment. Some programs further restrict enrollment to students in a specific prelaw major.

List of 3+3 accelerated JD programs

US State	Undergraduate college	Undergraduate degree and major	Law school	Link	Remarks
California	California State University Dominguez Hills	BA (any)	Southwestern Law School	http://www.swlaw.edu/news/overview/newsr.7gBPoZd5b0/#option
Florida	Jacksonville University Jacksonville University Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...	BA/BS/BBA	Florida Coastal School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law Florida Coastal School of Law is a private law school in Jacksonville, Florida. Established in 1996, the school is owned by the for-profit educational investment fund InfiLaw....	http://www.fcsl.edu/33program
Georgia	Georgia State University Georgia State University Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...	BA	Georgia State University College of Law Georgia State University College of Law The Georgia State University College of Law is an urban law school located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1982, is it accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools....	http://www.gsu.edu/enrollment/images/Honors/BA-JD_Program.pdf
Illinois	Shimer College Shimer College Shimer College is a very small, private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Founded by Frances Wood Shimer in 1853 in the frontier town of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, it was a women's school for most of its first century. It joined with the University of...	BA (any)	Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago–Kent College of Law, the law school affiliated with Illinois Institute of Technology, is nationally recognized for the scholarship and accomplishments of its faculty and student body. It is the second oldest law school in the state of Illinois. Many of the applications of technology in the...	http://www.shimer.edu/academicprograms/ba-to-jd-program.cfm
Louisiana	Newcomb-Tulane College	BA/BS (any)	Tulane Law School	http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsadmissions/index.aspx?id=208
Minnesota	Hamline University Hamline University -Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...  College of Liberal Arts	BA in American Law and Legal Systems	Hamline University School of Law Hamline University School of Law Hamline University School of Law is a private law school affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The School of Law was founded in 1972 as the Midwestern School of Law by a group of legal professionals. In 1976, it was absorbed by Hamline University as its own School of Law,...	http://www.hamline.edu/cla/acad/depts_programs/legal_studies/lsea_major.html
Minnesota	University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas can refer to:*University of St. Thomas *University of St. Thomas *University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines*Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas , Rome, Italy...	BA	University of St. Thomas School of Law University of St. Thomas School of Law The University of St. Thomas School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of St. Thomas and is one of four law schools in the Twin Cities. It currently enrolls 457 students.-History:...	http://www.stu.edu/Academics/Programs/ThreeThreeBAJD/tabid/866/Default.aspx	Restricted to certain majors.
Nebraska	Creighton University Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...  College of Business	BA (business)	Creighton University School of Law Creighton University School of Law Creighton University School of Law is a part of Creighton University. Founded in 1904, Creighton Law is one of 14 Jesuit Catholic law schools in the U.S. One out of every 10 American law students is enrolled in a Jesuit law school. Situated primarily in urban centers, these schools were...	http://www.creighton.edu/business/undergraduate/33law/index.php
New Jersey	New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering .... , Albert Dorman Honors College	BS	Seton Hall Law School	http://law.shu.edu/Students/academics/requirements/HealthIP/BS-JD.cfm
New Jersey	Rutgers-Camden Rutgers-Camden Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, USA , is a state-funded, coeducational, public, research university. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. It is the southernmost of the three regional campuses of Rutgers,...	BA (any)	Rutgers School of Law-Camden	http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/RUCAM/facinfo/BA-JD_program.html
New York	College of Saint Rose	BA (any)	Albany Law School Albany Law School Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....	http://www.strose.edu/academics/schoolofartsandhumanities/historypoliticalscience/degreeprograms/bajdprelaw
New York	Columbia University Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...	BA	Columbia Law School Columbia Law School Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...	http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/specialprograms/aile.php	Students do not receive BA until they have completed law school
New York	Fordham University Fordham University Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...  College of Business Administration	BS (business)	Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law is a part of Fordham University in the United States. The School is located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city.-Overview:According to the U.S. News & World Report, 1,516 J.D. students attend...	http://69.7.74.46/section16/section253/section259/index.html
New York	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...	BS in Management or Science, Technology and Society	Albany Law School Albany Law School Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others.... , Columbia Law School Columbia Law School Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...	http://lallyschool.rpi.edu/public/academic-programs/undergraduate/prgstructure/acclertdlwprgrm, http://www.sts.rpi.edu/pl/pre-law-accelerated-law-program
New York	Russell Sage College Russell Sage College Russell Sage College is a women's college located in Troy, New York, approximately north of New York City in the Capital District. It is one of the three colleges that make up The Sage Colleges...	BA (any)	Albany Law School Albany Law School Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1851 by Amos Dean , Amasa Parker, Ira Harris and others....	http://www.sage.edu/rsc/academics/programs/pre_law/accelerated/
Oregon	Willamette University Willamette University Willamette University is an American private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest university in the Western United States. Willamette is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges, and is made up of an undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and...  College of Liberal Arts	BA	Willamette University College of Law Willamette University College of Law Willamette University College of Law is a private law school located in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1842, Willamette University is the oldest university in the Western United States...	http://www.willamette.edu/cla/catalog/overview/programs/combined/index.php
Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences The School of Arts and Sciences is the home of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.SAS has three main academic components:...	BA	University of Pennsylvania Law School University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...	http://www.college.upenn.edu/degree/submatric/bajd.php

List of 2-year JD programs

US State	Law school	Link	Remarks
California	Southwestern Law School	http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/jd/scale
Illinois	Northwestern University School of Law Northwestern University School of Law The Northwestern University School of Law is a private American law school in Chicago, Illinois. The law school was founded in 1859 as the Union College of Law of the Old University of Chicago. The first law school established in Chicago, it became jointly controlled by Northwestern University in...	http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/ajd/
Ohio	University of Dayton School of Law University of Dayton School of Law The University of Dayton School of Law is a private ABA-approved law school. It is located in Dayton, Ohio, and is affiliated with the University of Dayton, which is a Catholic university of the Marianist Order.-Mission:...	http://www.udayton.edu/law/academics/two_year_option.php