When do LEAP students receive their B.A. degree?
LEAP students receive their B.A. degree upon successful completion of the first year of Hofstra University School of Law (29 semester hours). Together with the 95 semester hours previously completed in residence (94 of them in liberal arts) at Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, these 29 semester hours will add up to the 124 semester hours required for the B.A. degree. Upon successful completion of the first year of law school, LEAP students will be invited to participate in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement exercises and to receive their college diplomas.
LEAP students receive their B.A. degree upon successful completion of the first year of Hofstra University School of Law (29 semester hours). Together with the 95 semester hours previously completed (94 of them in liberal arts) at Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, these 29 semester hours will add up to the 124 semester hours required for the B.A. degree. Upon successful completion of the first year of law school, LEAP students will be invited to participate in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement exercises and to receive their college diplomas.
