A partnership between the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and a New Jersey college will attempt to open a fast track to a law degree, which the schools say will save students time and money.
The Albert Dorman Honors College, part of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, announced in June that it is partnering with Pace to create a six-year curriculum for students pursuing both a bachelor’s and law degree.
Students would study three years of pre-law curriculum at NJIT and three years at Pace Law.
The program is open to incoming freshman at the honor’s college, which generally requires students to be in the top 10 percent of their high school class and have a SAT composite score of 1300.
NJIT students usually have technical and scientific interests, which aligns well with Pace Law’s track in intellectual property and environmental law, an announcement from NJIT said.
“This is an important program as it is designed to open opportunities for careers in the legal field for students who have a STEM background,” said John Bechtold, interim dean designate of the Honors College.
