Degree Completion Agreement with College of Lake County (CLC): Legal Studies

Memorandum of Degree Completion Agreement Between College of Lake County (CLC) and the College of Applied Social Sciences at Dominican University (DU) in Legal Studies

Introduction

This Degree Completion Agreement is simultaneously entered into by CLC and DU in order to create a smooth and seamless process by which eligible CLC students will ultimately be able to complete a Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) degree in Legal Studies at DU. This agreement requires the completion of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Legal Studies at CLC.
 
As part of this Degree Completion Agreement, DU will automatically accept, in its entirety, an AAS degree in Legal Studies earned at CLC. Completing the aforementioned AAS degree at CLC is required for students to enter DU under the terms of this agreement.
 
Participating CLC students may contact the Director of Transfer Admission for more specific information concerning the degree requirements. The duly appointed representatives from the aforementioned parties will also govern all policies and procedures of this Degree Completion Agreement.

Student Eligibility

Students may apply to DU at any time during their attendance at CLC; it is recommended that students apply for admission to DU at least one semester prior to completing the AAS degree at CLC. Students must meet all applicable admission requirements at DU to remain eligible for this degree completion program; a minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0 is required for admission. Students' eligibility for continued study at either CLC or DU will be governed by each institution's policies on enrollment of probationary, dismissed, and re-entering students.
 
At any time before the completion of the aforementioned AAS degree at CLC, students may officially rescind the stipulations of the Degree Completion Agreement and transfer to DU, or any other institution of higher education, under the usual procedures.

Student Enrollment

Under this agreement, a student is exclusively enrolled at DU once the student has completed the aforementioned AAS degree at CLC and has been accepted to DU via the admission criteria above. After matriculation at DU, the student's subsequent progress toward the bachelor's degree is governed solely by DU's academic standards. CLC students must request a final, official transcript to be sent to DU after completing the aforementioned Associate of Applied Science degree at CLC for final verification.

Residency Requirement

DU will accept a maximum of sixty-eight (68) semester hours from a community college specifically towards a bachelor's degree. If a student exceeds sixty-eight (68) hours, DU will accept the most useful courses from the official transcript, not to exceed sixty-eight (68) semester hours towards the 120 minimum hours required for the bachelor's degree.

Correspondence and Advising

The College of Applied Social Sciences at DU will provide participating students with the advising materials, including model plans of recommended study and coursework specific to the Legal Studies major at DU. Students who have expressed their desire to cancel their participation in the Degree Completion Agreement will notify CLC and DU of their decision. The Director of Transfer Admission at DU will inform CLC of any changes to the Legal Studies core or major curricula that may affect the integrity of this agreement. Moreover, CLC will also infonn DU of curricular changes that would alter the nature of this agreement.

Program Requirements

The details of this agreement between the AAS in Legal Studies at CLC and the BPS in Legal Studies at DU are as follows:
 
BPS in Legal Studies: Upon completion of the aforementioned degree program at CLC, a maximum of sixty-eight (68) semester hours of credit could transfer from CLC to DU. The sixty­ three (63) hours of the Legal Studies degree at CLC will be applied to the total hours required for the Legal Studies degree at DU. Thus, students would need to complete a combination of Legal Studies major courses and DU core courses for a minimum total of fifty-seven (57) hours for the bachelor's degree in at DU.

Accelerated Degree Options

Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Arts in Mediation and Conflict Resolution: High-achieving undergraduates can apply for the bachelor of professional studies/master of arts in mediation and conflict resolution (MMCR) accelerated degree option. Students admitted to this option can enroll in MCR courses before completing the baccalaureate degree and have up to nine (9) MCR credit hours apply to both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Additional information is available through the CASS advising office.

Suggested Curriculum for the AAS in Legal Studies at CLC in conjunction with the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Legal Studies at DU:

 *These courses transfer as Legal Studies major requirements to DU.
**These courses transfer as Legal Studies elective requirements to DU.

BPS in Legal Studies Degree Requirements: Core at DU (57 credit hours)