JURIS DOCTOR/PH.D. IN PHILOSOPHY

J.D./Philosophy students must satisfactorily complete the course requirements for both the J.D. and Philosophy degrees. A Joint Program Certificate will be awarded upon completion of the entire program. The J.D./M.A. program requires the student to complete 100 academic credits (76* credits in J.D. course work and 30 in philosophy course work with 9 credits of Philosophy course work counted toward the J.D. and 6 credits of law course work counted toward the M.A.), pass a comprehensive examination in philosophy, satisfy the legal writing requirement, complete a course in Professional Responsibility, and meet the J.D. residency requirement. The J.D./Ph.D. in Philosophy requires an additional 125 credits of philosophy course work, 3 of which are transferred from law course work and a dissertation.

J.D./Philosophy students are required to take the first year of law school and the first year of philosophy course work as intact blocks. The law school year may be taken prior to or after completing one year of philosophy course work, but no earlier or later.

* 1 fewer credits is required for students who completed the first-year law curriculum in the 2005-06 or 2006-07 academic years. 2 fewer credits are required for students who completed the first-year law curriculum prior to the 2005-06 academic year.