University of Iowa College of Law 3+3 Program

Cornell College partners with the University of Iowa College of Law to create a pathway to a six-year law degree. This program is often referred to as a 3+3 program because it allows for you to graduate from law school after only three years of college and three years of law school, instead of the more traditional seven years. This will allow you to save a year of tuition and related costs.

In order to participate in the 3 + 3 Program, you must:

• Meet Cornell degree requirements as outlined in the Professional Programs section of the Academic Catalog.
• Be admitted to The University of Iowa College of Law by the end of your junior year. Admission to Iowa Law is not guaranteed for students hoping to participate in the 3 + 3 program.

3 years at Cornell, 3 years at the University of Iowa

As part of the 3 + 3 program, you may gain admission to Iowa Law in your junior year of college. During what would have been your senior year at Cornell, you will take courses as a first year law student at the University of Iowa. Satisfactory completion of first year law school courses will apply to both your law degree from Iowa Law and your bachelor’s degree from Cornell College.

If you are pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree you are required to complete a Cornell major, and Iowa Law courses may apply to the major if approved by your department. Required first year law courses at Iowa include:

• Civil Procedure (4 semester hours)
• Constitutional Law I (3 semester hours)
• Contracts and Sales Transactions (4 semester hours)
• Criminal Law (3 semester hours)
• Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning (1 semester hour)
• Legal Analysis Writing and Research I & II (2 & 2 semester hours)
• Property (4 semester hours)
• Torts (4 semester hours)
• Spring Elective (3 semester hours)

Getting started on the 3 + 3 pathway

If you are considering the 3 + 3 program you should meet with your academic advisor and the Associate Director of the Program for Law and Society early in your academic career at Cornell College. Meeting early with these individuals will allow for adequate planning of your academic schedule at Cornell and prepare you for the law school admission process.