Master of Science in Licentiate in Canon Law / Doctor of Law

The faculties of the Columbus School of Law and the School of Canon Law have agreed to establish a dual degree program for students seeking both the Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) and the Doctor of Law (JD) degrees. Students successfully completing the program will receive two separate degrees, rather than a single joint degree, and the degrees need not be awarded simultaneously. This differs from a traditional joint-degree program, where the degree will not issue until the requirements of both schools have been met. During semesters when students are taking courses in both the Law School and the School of Canon Law, tuition will be determined in the usual University manner for joint or dual degree candidates. It is possible for full-time students to complete the necessary course work for both degrees in five years. A typical schedule for a student enrolled in the dual-degree program is attached.

Admission is conditioned on the independent acceptance by the Columbus School of Law and the School of Canon Law although both Schools will take into consideration previous acceptance by the other School. The Law School requires applicants to have received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited College or University and to have demonstrated satisfactory performance on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Students seeking admission to the JCL program must have a masters degree in theology or its equivalent and have demonstrated satisfactory performance on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A student Secondary School Report Official/Attested Copy of Transcripts Minimally accepted TOEFL scores, when applying for graduate programs, are 550-paper; 213-computer; and 80 Internet. Students taking the TOEFL should have at least 20 out of 30 in each of the TOEFL subcategories. The minimally accepted graduate IELTS score is 6.5. Individual IELTS test module scores are also reviewed in addition to the overall IELTS score.