I am thinking of studying a business law degree (joint degree), and am currently in my last year of high school. I get that I apply as an undergraduate but on all the websites it requires an existing degree as admission requirement? Am I able to choose a degree as an undergraduate and how does it all work? Sorry if this sounds stupid, thanks!
I am not sure what you mean by a “business law degree.” In the United States, a “law degree” is a three-year graduate level degree, and you would need an undergraduate degree (typically taking four years) before applying to study the law degree. Yes, it takes 7 years of university study to become a lawyer (attorney) in the USA, in addition to passing “bar exams” on the law and meeting other requirements.
Technically, the law degree is a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, and the undergraduate degree is a bachelor’s degree. There is no such thing as a “business law” degree, because all Juris Doctor programs cover a variety of areas of law, not just business. Since you refer to a “joint degree,” I’m not sure what program you are talking about, but there are some universities where you can pursue an MBA – a Master’s in Business Administration – while also pursuing a Juris Doctor. The MBA is also a graduate level program like the JD, and you would first need an undergraduate bachelor’s degree before applying to such a program.
If you are looking at an MBA/JD joint degree program then yes, you must first get a 4 year bachelor’s degree.
How many years of schooling do you complete in your country before moving on to college or university?
I think you are looking in the wrong place. Are you looking where it says undergraduate application?
Students in the US, who are in the last year of high school, will be graduating and will be applying to colleges to get an undergraduate degree. It doesn’t require an existing degree because the students don’t have one. They will have a high school diploma.
After they are admitted into a university, in their Junior year of college, they are doing internships and applying for jobs related to what they have studied or “majored” in before they graduate from college. So, in your senior year of your university studies, you apply to graduate school.
Yes, because when you apply to graduate school you should already be in college when you apply.
https://educationusa.state.gov/ Read through everything, then contact the advising center closest to where you live. If
I’m born in another country, I understand your question.
In USA you need first study a 4 years bachelor degree like (political science, etc) Before to can apply to law degree.
I’m not an expert, I suggest you check in law universities, what kind of bachelor degree is accepted to study law.
Is like in medicine, here in usa you need have a premedic degree like pharmacy or biology, etc. When you obtain this degree in 4 years then yo can continue to medicine school.
There are some 3+3 law programs that take straight out of HS, but those typically aren’t the most highly regarded ones.