The average time to get a Bachelor’s, at least in the US, is four years, give or take a few terms. That’s based on taking summers off, and on taking an average class load. When I went to college, my university was on the quarter system, and 15 hours was a normal class load, while 20 was the maximum allowed by the university. (I did 19 one quarter, which was 5 classes, and it nearly killed me). Anyway, figuring that way, on a quarter system, and taking summers off, you end up with approximately 45 hours per year, and it varies by department, but the average to graduate was 170-190 hours (depending on your degree), so you can see that it took approximately four years to get your Bachelor’s. I did know people who went summer term, as well, as that gave them 60 hours a year, and they were able to graduate in three, but they were in the minority. It all just depends on what you want to do, but most people, if they are going to school full-time, finish a Bachelor’s in about four years. In fact, most universities plan for four years. If you look at their catalogs, they usually have a suggested course listing for each year, and those are usually planned as four year programs, with the first two years being general ed and general survey classes in your chosen major, and the last two years being the more intensive upper level classes in your major.

So find a school with a good Theology or Divinity program, and get your B.A., and then take some prep classes for the LSAT, and then go to Law School. The schooling will take you about 7 years total if you don’t have to take time off for something.

Best of luck!

As for two classes at a time, i myself would like to do that but i decided it wouldn’t be a very smart thing to do. It’s possible to do both but will be more difficult and it will take more time. If you think you can do it and find yourself to be a good studier then go for it. If you want to study ministry/theo then just read up on it, get a book, don’t take classes. Working on your bachelors is hard enough and time consuming as it is.

As for pursuing theology then law school, that combination may work, but you should speak with law school admission representatives to see if the courses in theology cover the requirements for law school depending on the school & circulum. Other than getting a high LSAT score, they may be looking for other extra-circulural activities that the time spent in theology may not allow.