Dual JD Program

The JD/MA and JD/PhD programs are both highly interdisciplinary, focusing on issues in ethics and philosophy as they relate to law. A student must take 76 credits in law and 45 credits in philosophy to fulfill the requirements for a PhD, or 30 credits in philosophy (or 24 plus a thesis) for an MA. Up to six credits for law school courses may be double-counted for the MA and up to nine may be double-counted for the PhD, so long as the courses are shown to contribute significantly to the student’s study in philosophy. The first year of Law and the first year of Philosophy must be taken as intact blocks.

For more information about the requirements for the MA and PhD in Philosophy, see the Philosophy Department’s Graduate Handbook .

All applications to the program may be made through the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.