Maine Law, UMPI
sign Accelerated
Law Pathway
agreement
New 3+3 law degree program
provides significant savings, expedited
track to law school while working
to increase number of attorneys
practicing in Maine
by University of Maine at Presque Isle
In an effort to prepare the next generation
of attorneys for positions that need to be
filled in Aroostook County, officials with the
University of Maine School of Law and the
University of Maine at Presque Isle signed an
agreement on May 3 providing an Accelerated
Law Pathway for UMPI students.
As part of this unique 3+3 law degree program,
students in specific majors can study at UMPI
for 3 years, and then apply for admission to
the Juris Doctor program at the University of
Maine School of Law. If accepted, they can
transfer to the Portland campus to finish their
final year from UMPI at the same time that
they complete their first year of law school.
Right now, this opportunity is available to
students in UMPI’s Business program, but is
expected to expand to other programs soon.
“We are so pleased to be partnering with the
University of Maine School of Law on this
seamless pathway from a Bachelor’s degree
to a law degree,” UMPI President Ray Rice
said. “Not only does it open new doors for
our students to careers in law, it also works to
address the need for more attorneys practicing
in rural Maine and right here in Aroostook
County.”
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