Students must meet coursework requirements of the Law School and the participating department of The Graduate School. In total, 86 credits are required for the JD degree of which a minimum of 72 hours must be fulfilled through Law School-specific coursework as follows. During their two years in residence at the Law School, students must complete 60 credit hours of Law School classes. Additionally, the Law School will apply 12 hours of Senior Research credit upon completion of the dissertation.  The remaining 14 hours of credit will be applied by the Law School upon completion of 14 hours of law-related interdisciplinary graduate coursework during the first two years in residence at the Graduate School.

 

Students in the JD/PhD program must have a dissertation committee that includes at least one faculty member from the Law School.

 

The JD and PhD degrees will be awarded concurrently since completion of the dissertation is a requirement for both degrees within the program format.