Law School Partnerships

Proud Partners

UAF proudly partners with Gonzaga University School of Law and Willamette University College of Law to offer students priority in admissions and benefits toward law school that they would not otherwise be able to obtain as individuals.

 
 

Photo by Sarah Manriquez Pre-Law Club officers and members with Faculty Carol Gray, Dean Ellen Lopez pose at the signing ceremony for the MOU about the UAF / Gonzaga 3+3 program with Luke Cairney, the Director of Admissions from Gonzaga University School of Law.

UAF/Gonzaga 3 + 3

The UAF/Gonzaga partnership offers students a 3 + 3 program which allows students to complete their final year of UAF course credits through coursework they take during their first year at . The courses during their first year of law school serve as electives toward their UAF degree. The 3 + 3 program allows students to complete both their undergraduate degree and their law degree in six years rather than the traditional seven years. This program saves eligible students a year of their life and a year's worth of undergraduate tuition. The program also offers UAF students priority consideration in admissions assuming they meet Gonzaga's criteria based on GPA and Law School Admissions Testing. 

 

 

 

Willamette University direct law school admission program with a $10,000 annual scholarship in law school

This inspiring partnership between UAF and , located in Salem, Oregon, offers successful UAF students the security of knowing that if they meet pre-defined admissions requirements, they will be granted admission to law school. This encourages students interested in attending law school to attain these high academic standards.

 

Student Ambassador Nikki Navio pauses for a photo after walking across the stage with the College of Liberal Arts with a B.A., in Political Science during the 2014 Commencement Ceremony Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Carlson Center. | UAF Photo by JR Ancheta
Four students seated at two tables study on the UAF campus | UAF Photo by JR Ancheta

The * allows undergraduate students studying at UAF, and UAF alumni, to gain admission to Willamette Law based on certain academic credentials. If a student meets these credentials, admission to Willamette Law will be assured. UAF students and alumni who are admitted under the Direct Admission Program are guaranteed a Direct Admission scholarship of $10,000, renewable each year the student is enrolled at Willamette Law and remains in good standing.

*"4+3" refers to four years of undergraduate credits plus three years of law school.

 

 

Program eligibility requirements:

  • Complete all requirements for a UAF bachelor’s degree before matriculating at Willamette Law;

  • Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 in courses taken at UAF and no lower than a 3.0 GPA on all transferred courses;

  • Earn a minimum score on the LSAT at or above the 50th percentile of the most recent class to matriculate at the College of Law, or earn a minimum GRE score of 155 (verbal), 145 (quantitative), and 4.5 (writing);

  • Apply to Willamette Law for admission into the full-time or part-time J.D. program between Sept. 1 and June 15 in the academic year before the student intends to begin J.D. study; and

  • Meet Willamette Law’s character and fitness requirements and comply with Willamette Law's general admissions policies.

Alternative Eligibility

An exemplary student who (A) wishes to participate in the Direct Admissions Program, (B) did not qualify to apply for the Direct Admissions Program because of his or her LSAT or GRE score, or GPA, but (C) who meets all other eligibility requirements, may contact Willamette Law's Assistant Director of Admissions, Athena Scruton Lathos to discuss alternative eligibility.

 

 

To learn more about these partnerships, please contact one of our Pre-Law Advisors, Carol J. Gray (Political Science), at cjgray5@alaska.edu or Jeff May (Justice) at jdmay@alaska.edu.

 

 

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Watch this space as more partnerships are announced!