Admission Requirements
All candidates for admission to the joint program must satisfy the admission requirements for the JD program and for the MS in International Economics program. The LSAT is required by the Law School and will be accepted in lieu of the GRE or the GMAT by the MSIE program.
Applicants must submit an application for admission to each school, a statement of professional goals, a current resume, two letters of recommendation, transcripts of all prior academic work, and LSAT scores. Candidates must have completed undergraduate courses in Principles of Economics and Principles of Statistics prior to enrolling in the program. In certain cases an interview is required. International students must take the TOEFL and provide a statement of financial resources. Application to the joint program may also be made during the first or second year of study in the Law School, or during the first year of full-time study in the MSIE program.
The joint degree program includes all core courses currently required of candidates for the JD degree. The MSIE component of the program requires the completion of ten courses (icluding EC 785 and/or EC 786). The program permits students to earn both degrees in four years (Law School Day Program) or five years (Law School Evening Program). Students may select from a number of tracks to start the program.
The faculty will advise students as to which courses they should complete each semester. Some suggested tracks are as follows:
Year 1: MSIE courses
Year 2: First-year Law School curriculum
Year 3: Law/MSIE courses
Year 4: Law/MSIE courses
Year 1: First-year Law School curriculum
Year 2: MSIE courses
Year 3: Law/MSIE courses
Year 4: Law/MSIE courses
Year 1: First-year Law School curriculum
Year 2: Second-year Law School curriculum
Year 3: Law/MSIE courses
Year 4: Law/MSIE courses
Year 1: First-year Law School curriculum
Year 2: Second-year Law School curriculum
Year 3: Third-year Law School curriculum
Year 4: MSIE courses
Year 5: Law/MSIE courses
