The Law School and the Department of Political Science have cooperated to design a dual enrollment
program for students who wish to pursue a JD and an MA or PhD in political science or who wish to
pursue a JD and an MPA. Students spend the first year in law school courses and at least one year
exclusively as a graduate student in Political Science. Other years are spent taking classes from both
departments. Some classes have been pre-approved by the Law School and Political Science to count as credit toward both degrees, therefore lessening the amount of time it takes to complete both degrees compared to the time students would be enrolled for the programs separately. Students must be accepted into both programs independently before being accepted into the dual enrollment program.
Students interested in pursuing a J.D./M.A. or J.D./Ph.D. should reach out to the Law School and the Graduate School individually for additional information about this program.