Saint Michael’s College, Vermont Law School sign agreement that helps SMC grads to enter VLS

At the same time that Saint Michael's College has instituted a new Environmental Studies major, the college has made an arrangement that will help graduates enter Vermont Law School upon graduation. And, Vermont Law School was just re-named as having the top environmental law program in the country by U.S.News & World Report.
On March 17, 2011, SMC President John Neuhauser and Vermont Law President Geoffrey Shields signed an Articulation Agreement between the two institutions, which states the purpose to be
‘To guarantee admission into Vermont Law School’s JD, MELP, or Joint JD/MELP degree programs to Saint Michael’s College students who successfully complete Saint Michael’s requirements for the bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) and who also meet the entrance requirements stated below.’ The requirements are essentially to match the standards applied to current Vermont Law students.
Saint Michael’s students can enter into a Juris Doctor (JD) progam, Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) program, or a joint JD/MELP program, resulting in both degrees.
‘This new agreement with Vermont Law School presents a terrific opportunity for our students and is very much in keeping with out own efforts in developing the area of Environmental Studies,’ said Saint Michael’s President John Neuhauser.
Saint Michael’s students must have earned their SMC bachelor’s degree with a grade point average (GPA) and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) ‘equal to or exceeding the average GPA and LSAT of the first-year JD or MELP class in residence at Vermont Law at the time of the SMC student’s application.
Saint Michael’s College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu . Saint Michael’s provides education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools to lead successful, purposeful lives that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael’s College is located three miles from Burlington, Vermont, one of America’s top college towns. It is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nations Best 371 Colleges, and is included in the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Saint Michael’s is one of only 280 colleges and universities nationwide, one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Saint Michael’s has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 100 international students. Saint Michael’s students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other grants. The college is one of the nation’s top-100, Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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