DePaul, Marquette Law Schools Partner with AU

Aurora University has entered into agreements with two prominent law schools to offer AU undergraduate students a boost to pursuing a law degree.

DePaul University College of Law will guarantee a direct path to admission and a minimum $12,000 scholarship per academic year to as many as three qualified AU seniors. To kick off the new partnership, 16 AU students and two AU faculty members visited DePaul in Chicago this past February, where they met the law school’s dean, as well as professors and current law students. They also toured the campus and participated in a mock law class.

Meanwhile, at Marquette University Law School, AU is taking part in a 3+3 program that allows highly motivated AU undergraduate students the opportunity to earn their combined bachelor’s and law degrees in as little as six years. Traditionally, earning a law degree requires four years of undergraduate studies and three years of law school. AU students who meet the admissions standards at Marquette can be admitted to the law school prior to completion of their bachelor’s degree. The first-year law school curriculum dually counts toward the final year of their undergraduate degree and year one of law school.

The AU–Marquette Law School partnership also encourages AU students interested in careers in law to visit the Marquette campus in Milwaukee, meet law school faculty, attend and observe a class, and talk with current law students.

“We are very excited to announce these partnerships with DePaul and Marquette,” said Toby Arquette, dean of AU’s College of Liberal Arts and Business. “The agreements create a pathway to success for students from AU seeking to pursue an exciting career in the legal profession.”