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BA BCMB
Pre-Law (Biotech law)

3+3 Program with Drake Law School (see below)

Protection of intellectual property is currently an extremely hot area. Companies need scientists who can understand the complicated sciences and translate them in a legal framework. These professionals are needed to deal with patents, licensing, collaborative research agreements, and other transfers of intellectual property. They need excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in research teams.

	Fall Semester	Spring Semester
Year 1	Bio 1 = 4 Chem 1 = 4 FYS = 3 Gen ed = 3 =14 cr hrs	Bio 2 = 4 Chem 2 =4 IS 44 = 3 Phil 51 = 3 Gen ed = 3 =17 cr hrs
Apply for Admission to the 3+3 Program in the first two years at Drake
Year 2	Organic107 =4 Cell Biology = 4 Business Law 60 = 3 Rhet. Elective = 3 Gen Ed = 3 = 17 cr hrs	Organic 108 = 4 Molecular Biology = 4 BCMB Prof Dev = 3 Public speaking 73 = 3 Gen Ed = 3 = 17 hrs
Year 3	Biochem with lab = 4 Rhet Elective = 3 Sci Writing = 3 Science Elective = 4 Adv Molec Life Sci or Research=3 =17 hrs	Adv Biochem with lab =4 LPS 100 or Rhet 140= 3 Statistics 71 = 3 Genetics=3 Gen Ed = 3 = 17 hrs
Apply for Admission to Drake's Law School During Junior Year
Year 4	Law School Courses	Law School Courses

*American Politics and Bio-Ethics are recommended courses

*Physiology, Microbiology, Immunology and Environmental Sciences classes are recommended science electives

The Drake 3+3 program

Under the 3+3 program, qualified Drake University students in Arts and Sciences may complete both the undergraduate and J.D. degree requirements by enrolling for three years in the undergraduate program and in the Law School. Students in the program apply for admission to the law school during their junior year. Students who are admitted to the Drake Law School recieve a bachelor's degree after successfully completing their first year of study at the Law School.

Admission to the program

Students may be admitted to the program anytime during their first two years of undergraduate enrollment.
To gain admission a student must contact a 3+3 Law Program Advisor and complete an application form.
Admission to the program does not guarantee admission to the Drake University School of Law

Undergraduate Requirements

During the first 3 years of the 3+3 program, Arts and Sciences students must

Complete all requirements for a major in the College of Arts and Sciences
Complete all Drake Curriculum General Education Requirements
Maintain a cumulative gpa of at least 3.5
Complete a total of 94 hours of undergraduate work
Gain admission to the Drake University School of Law
Any variations form these requirements must be approved by the Arts and Sciences 3+3 Advisory Committee
- If necessary to meet undergraduate degree requirements, the applicant may take a combination of undergraduate courses and at least 2 law school courses (totalling at least 5 credit hours/semester) during the first year of law school.

Students who have met all requirements above and who gain admission to the Drake University Law School may start Law School during their fourth year of enrollment.

Withdrawal from the program: students may withdraw from the program at any time and complete a typical four year course of undergraduate study for the bachelor's degree.

A Sample 4 Year Pre-Law Curriculum