J.D./M.L.S. Dual Degree Program

The program is designed for students who wish to enter the field of law librarianship.

Admission to both the School of Law and the School of Library and Information Science are required. Students must apply to both schools separately and meet the standards and requirements set by each program. (LSAT score may be used in lieu of GRE for admittance to the School of Library and Information Science).

Students already enrolled in the Law School may apply for admission to the program no later than the end of their first year of law study (30 credit hours), and students already enrolled in the School of Library and Information Science may apply to the Law School no later than the end of their first year of M.L.S. study (18 credit hours).

The J.D./M.L.S. program includes 103 combined credit hours. Twenty-four, required and elective, are from the M.L.S. program and 88 required and elective credit hours are in the JD program. Nine credit hours of library science courses will meet the elective requirement for the law degree (79 law, 24 library science). While enrolled in the program, students must satisfy the academic requirements of each school as an incoming class.

For further information, contact Professor Patrick Roughen of the School of Library and Information Sciences or Richelle Reid, the interim Law Library director.