This includes intensive work in legal writing and analysis. Completing summer sessions gives students the option of a lighter class load during a subsequent semester. The School of Law offers dual degree programs in conjunction with the university's graduate schools. Since these programs allow the concurrent pursuit of two degrees, with some courses credited to both a J.D. degree and a master's degree, students can save one semester of time and expense. Students interested in dual degree programs must apply to and be accepted by both schools.
Students generally begin the dual degree programs in their second year of law school.