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Dual Degree Doctor of Philosophy and Juris Doctor

Students at the New York University School of Law may pursue a Ph.D.-J.D. dual degree program in philosophy and law. The School of Law requires 83 credits of study for the J.D. However, in the Dual Degree Program, up to 12 points for courses in GSAS may be applied in satisfaction of this requirement. The Ph.D. requires 72 points. However, in the Dual Program, credit for up to eight one-term courses in the School of Law may be applied toward the Ph.D. It will be the responsibility of GSAS to decide how to translate credits in the School of Law into points in GSAS, so if the eight courses are counted as the equivalent to regular 4 point courses in the Department of Philosophy, the eight School of Law courses will count for 32 points toward the Ph.D. Therefore, the dual degree may be completed with a total of 111 points instead of the 155 needed if both degrees were done separately. All other requirements for both degrees must be met. It should be possible to complete the J.D./Ph.D. in six or seven years. Requirements for the JD degree can be found at http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions.