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Domestic Dual Degree Programs

As an incoming student, you can apply for the JD/MA in International Affairs, the JD/MS in Justice, Law, and Society, or the JD/MBA by completing the law school application and selecting one dual degree program under "degree objective." If you are applying for the JD/MA program, a copy of your law school admissions file is sent to the School of International Service once the law school has received all your required materials. If you are applying to the JD/MS or JD/MBA program you must first be admitted to the law school and then a copy of your credentials are forwarded to the School of Public Affairs or the Kogod School of Business. The law school admissions committee will judge your application on the same criteria as non-dual degree candidates. You will receive separate decision letters from the law school and the graduate program.

Continuing students may apply to a dual degree program after completing the first year of law school by requesting in writing that the law school registrar's office forward your application and transcripts to the graduate program.

International Dual Degree Programs

During your first year of law school you can apply to one of our three internationl dual degree programs in either Canada, France or Spain. These unique programs prepare students to practice in the U.S and and abroad. Applicants to the programs in Spain must pass the DELE exam to satisfy the language requirement. Applicants to the France program must show proof of French proficiency. Each year three to four students are selected for each international dual degree program.

- JD/LLB; WCL and the Univeristy of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada)
- JD/Master I/Master II; WCL and the University of Paris X-Nanterre (Paris, France)
- JD/Licenciatura ed Derecho; WCL and the University of Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid, Spain)
- JD/Licenciatura en Derecho; WCL and the University of Carlos III (Madrid, Spain)
-JD/Masters in Law (Juris Doctor); WCL and Monash University School of Law (Melbourne, Australia)-- New for Fall 2009

 

 
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