day, and part-time evening/weekend Juris Doctor degree programs. Additionally, they offer JD/MBA and JD/MPP joint degrees with UMass Dartmouth and a JD/MSW joint degree with Bridgewater State University. UMass Law is accredited by the American Bar Association. 3+3 Programs UMass Law announced 3+3 programs, under which students can earn an undergraduate and law degree in six rather the normal seven years, with UMass Dartmouth, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, Fitchburg State University, Worcester State University, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Becker College, Westfield State University, Framingham State University, Salem State University, Assumption College, and Anna Maria College Legal Clinics UMass Law has three in-house legal clinics— Community Development (business), Human Rights at Home, and Immigration Litigation—as well as the Criminal Prosecution Clinic, housed in the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, and the Tribal Law Clinic, housed in the South Coastal Counties Legal Service, Inc. Commonwealth Fellows Program In December 2014, UMass Law launched the Commonwealth Fellows Program. Under the program, students who are Massachusetts residents or have attended a Massachusetts public college or university as an undergraduate, and who score at least 152 on the LSAT and have an undergraduate grade of point average of at least 3.0, receive an automatic scholarship of $5,000 per year. Public Interest Law Fellowships Up to 25 entering UMass Law students each year are awarded Public Interest Law Fellowships. The Fellowship, which includes a 50% scholarship for both tuition and fees, is designed to train students for careers in public service. Fellowship recipients commit to practice public interest law for at least four years after graduation. Recognitions Ranked #23 in the nation for value-added law schools in a study issued by the American Bar Foundation. Ranked #14 in the nation by National Jurist for preparing students for careers in government 2017 Public Service Award from the Massachusetts Bar Association Library of Congress Burton Award for one of the top 10 student law review articles nationally to UMass Law student Ranked among the best law schools for practical training by preLaw Magazine Ranked as one of the top five law schools for black students in the east by the Black Student's Guide to Law Schools & Firms Post-Graduation Employment Statistics According to UMass Law's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 72% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, bar-required employment nine months after graduation. UMass Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 28.3%, indicating the percentage