JD/MLS Dual Degree Program

The Juris Doctor and Master of Library Science (JD/MLS) dual degree program is designed for students who wish to enter the field of law librarianship. The JD/MLS program will allow students to simultaneously pursue a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Library Science degree. The programs require 24 semester hours of required and elective courses in the MLS program and 88 semester hours of required and elective courses in the JD program. The program is structured to allow students to earn both degrees in less time than is required to earn each degree separately. Students interested in either of these programs must apply to both schools separately.

Admission to both the School of Law and the School of Library and Information Science is required. Students must apply to both schools separately and meet the standards and requirements set by each program. An LSAT score may be used in place of GRE scores for admittance to the School of Library and Information Science. Students already enrolled in the School of Law must 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 must apply to the School of Law no later than the end of their first year of MLS study (18 credit hours).

The JD/MLS degree requires 103 combined credit hours, made up of 24 required and elective course hours from the MLS program and 88 required and elective credit hours in the JD program. Nine credit hours of library science courses will meet the elective requirement for the law degree. While enrolled in the program, students must satisfy each school's academic requirements.

For information on how to apply, please contact Professor Patrick Roughen of the School of Library and Information Sciences by email ([email protected]) or phone (919-530-5151) or Professor Nichelle Perry, law library director, by email ([email protected]) or phone (919-530-5188).