Columbus School of Law

JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS

To assist students who wish to develop a special background in a related field by pursuing both a J.D. degree and a master’s degree, CUA law school offers joint degree programs with several graduate schools of the university. Such programs are presently available in canon law, history, philosophy, psychology, politics, library science
and social work. These programs require application to and acceptance by both the law school and the particular graduate school.

After satisfying the required courses, the student, with the approval of the academic dean of the school of law and the dean of the graduate school or chair of the graduate department, is free to design an elective curriculum that will qualify the student to receive both degrees. The student should submit the proposed course of study to
the academic dean of the law school and the chair of the graduate department for approval. It is possible that the student could receive both a J.D. and an M.A. (or equivalent) degree within a three- to four-year period.