To be accepted to the Juris Doctor program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, applicants must submit between two and four letters of recommendations and have a minimum of an undergraduate degree from an accredited college. Transfer students are welcome provided they have completed at least one year of a Juris Doctor program at another law school. Upper-level course offerings include Anatomy of Divorce, Animal Law and Ethics, Fiction Writing about the Law, Doctors, Death Penalties and Democracy, and Bioethics, Babies and Babymaking. Students may obtain more than 20 dual degrees including a master's degree in criminology or a doctoral degree in American legal history. The University of Pennsylvania only offers full-time enrollment in the fall.
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-989-7483
upenn
There are four ways to enter law school at the University of Detroit: the typical full-time, three-year program; a four-year extended-day program; a four-year evening program; and an extended-evening five-year program. Applicants must have taken the LSAT within five years of application. During the 2010-2011 school year, 46 percent of students were non-Michigan residents. Of the 589 full-time students, 148 received grants to aid in the $833,930 yearly tuition costs. The University of Detroit offers advanced Juris Doctor classes such as Asylum Law Clinic, Spirituality and the Law Seminar, Juvenile Justice, American Indian Law and Copyright Law. The school also offers dual international law degrees in combination with Canada and Mexico.
University of Detroit
Mercy Law School
651 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226
313-596-0264
udmercy
Northeastern University's law school in Boston not only offers a Juris Doctor to students, but offers a dual-degree program in a master's in business administration as well as other degrees. Advanced courses include Labor Arbitration Workshop, Domestic Violence Clinic, Prisoners' Rights Clinic, Sexuality, Gender and the Law, and Global AIDS Policy Seminar. Northeastern also has four institutes and special programs in which students may become involved, including Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, Domestic Violence Institute, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy and Public Health Advocacy Institute. The Class of 2013 had a median LSAT score of 161 and GPA of 3.53. Unlike most law schools, Northeastern University does not assign grades or class rankings, instead providing students with written evaluations. Students may still receive honors or high honors. Programs are offered on a full-time basis only.
Northeastern University
School of Law
400 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02155
617-373-5149
northeastern
Faulkner University in Montgomery offers summer classes to its law students but only admits students on a full-time, fall semester basis. To gain admission, applicants must hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree. The average age of the 2010 class was 26. The 75th and 25th percentile of LSAT scores were 154 and 145 while GPAs were 3.42 and 2.80, respectively. Of the 90 hours required to complete the Juris Doctor, 51 classes are required. Advanced courses offered by Faulkner include Conflict of Laws, Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Elder Law Clinic, Gaming Law Seminar and Sports Seminar. In 2010, 78.4 percent of first-time test takers from Faulkner University passed the Alabama bar examination.
Faulkner University
5345 Atlanta Hwy
Montgomery, AL 36109
334-272-5820
faulkner