LEAD: Legal Education Accelerated Degree

The LEAD program, designed for incoming freshmen, allows you to earn your undergraduate and law degrees in less time without sacrificing educational quality.

Program Overview

You will begin by working on a bachelor's degree at Kansas State University in one of these areas:

Academic Programs
College Eligible Majors
College of Arts and Sciences
  • Communication Studies
  • English
  • General Physics
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
College of Agriculture
  • Agricultural Economics
College of Business Administration
  • Management

Note: Other majors may qualify. For questions about qualifying majors, please contact the Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center at 785-532-3371 or through email.

After three years, you will transfer to the University of Kansas School of Law, where you will complete your K-State bachelor's degree and your KU law degree — in six total years.

Program Benefits

  • Jump start your career by earning your bachelor's and law degrees in six years.
  • Prepare for your legal career through law-related internships and educational activities.
  • Enjoy several experiential trips to courts and law offices around the nation.

Application and Admission Requirements

  • High school students must be admitted to K-State for the summer or fall term.
  • Current K-State students must be within their first year of attendance.
  • Have a minimum high school 3.5 unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale.
  • Prior to admission to KU Law, students must meet the bar-required character and fitness requirements and the required LSAT and GPA scores, which are currently a 160 LSAT and a cumulative 3.5 college GPA.
  • Submit a program application by March 1st of your first year at K-State.
Apply to the LEAD Program!