The faculties of the College of Law and the College of Journalism and Communications have approved a joint degree program culminating in both a Juris Doctor degree, awarded by the College of Law, and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication degree, awarded by the College of Journalism and Communications. Under the joint degree program, a student can obtain both degrees in approximately a year less time than it would take to obtain both degrees if pursued consecutively.
Essential criteria relating to the joint degree program are as follows.
Candidates for the program must meet the entranced requirements and follow the entrance procedures for both colleges, and they must be accepted by both colleges. Students are encouraged to announce their intent of seeking a joint degree as soon as possible. The joint degree program is not open to students who have already earned one of the two degrees. Admission to the second program can occur as late as two semesters prior to graduation from the first program. A summer term is counted as a single semester.