Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

Early Admission Agreement between Lake Erie College and Duquesne University Law
School
Lake Erie College (LEC) and Duquesne University Law School (DULS) have established a 3+3 Program in which a student
completes three full years of study at LEC, followed by three years at DULS, culminating in a baccalaureate degree from
LEC after the fourth full year of study and the J.D. degree from DULS after the sixth full year of postsecondary study.
DULS will accept for regular admission all candidates from LEC who meet the following eligibility requirements:
• cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above for three years (97 SH);
• completion of one undergraduate major program of study and all general education requirements;
• minimum LSAT score in the 60th percentile, taken by the end of the fall term of junior year;
• recommendation by a jointly administered Selection Committee;
• completion of DULS Office of Admissions protocols and application.
Please direct any questions concerning the Law School Early Admission Agreement to the Associate V.P. for Academic
Affairs in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Lake Erie College Partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology for
Accelerated MBA Program
Lake Erie College and the Rochester Institute of Technology E. Phillip Saunders College of Business have established
an agreement which allows qualified students, who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Lake Erie, to accelerate their
progress through the RIT College of Business MBA program.
Through the agreement, Lake Erie College graduates who are accepted to the RIT MBA program will have the opportunity
to waive select MBA courses given that a student earns a “B” or better grade in the required undergraduate
courses. A maximum of four MBA foundation courses may be waived for a period of up to five years from the time the
undergraduate course was completed. This agreement offers Lake Erie College graduates an opportunity to complete
the RIT MBA program in as few as five academic quarters.
Lake Erie College students must demonstrate an overall strong potential for success in graduate business study based
on their GMAT scores and undergraduate academic performance before being admitted to the E. Phillip Saunders
College of Business.
Founded in 1829, RIT is an internationally recognized leader in professional and career-oriented education and enrolls
more than 15,000 students in eight colleges.
Lake Erie College Partnership with Mount Carmel College of Nursing for combined
degree program
Lake Erie College and Mount Carmel College of Nursing have established an agreement that will enable students to
receive a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Lake Erie College after three and a half years of undergraduate
work and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Mount Carmel in three additional semesters through its Second Degree
Accelerated Program. The degree path at Lake Erie will incorporate a highly focused program which allows students to
take all prerequisites needed before entering the intense 13-month Second Degree Accelerated Program.
The agreement between Lake Erie and Mount Carmel offers 15 slots in Mount Carmel’s accelerated program to qualified
Lake Erie College students. As an added benefit, the combined degree program also offers students the ability to
immediately enroll in graduate-level courses at Mount Carmel with provisional admission to the master’s program,
which offers a Master of Science degree with tracks in nursing administration, adult heath and nursing education.
To advance to Mount Carmel, Lake Erie College students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average and complete
an interview. For more information, contact the Lake Erie College Office of Admissions at 800.916.0994 or visit www.
lec.edu.
Lake Erie College Partnership with Auburn Career Center
Lake Erie College and Auburn Career Center in Concord Township, Ohio have established an agreement that enables
students completing the Auburn Career Center Business Program to receive academic credit at Lake Erie College for ET
201 Fundamentals of the Enterprise (4 SH) upon enrollment at Lake Erie College as a degree-seeking student. Contact
the Registrar’s Office for additional details.
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