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Curriculum

Program Curriculum 
The JD/PhD program is designed to allow all students to complete the entire porgram (including the dissertation) in six years.  Students will follow this enrollment pattern:

 Year 1  Graduate School course work (TGS full-time)
 Year 1: Summer  Graduate School research; TGS 598 (cohort study)
 Year 2  Graduate School (TGS full-time)
 Year 2: Summer  Graduate School research; TGS 598 (cohort study)
 Year 3  Law School (and Graduate Assistantship or TA)
 Year 3: Summer

Graduate School research; TGS 598 
Advancement to candidacy before start of year 4

 Year 4:  Law School (and Graduate Assistantship or TA)
 Year 4: Summer  Submission of prospectus before start of year 5
 Year 5  Research with VAP position at the Law School or with Graduate School teaching experience (3 registrations at TGS 599)
 Year 5: Summer  Research and writing (TGS)
 Year 6  Writing and completion of dissertation (TGS 503 status)

 

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