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Institution

Saint Louis University

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Program Level

PhD

Program

Law, J.D. and Health Care Ethics

Summary

Students begin their dual degree studies at Saint Louis University School of Law as traditional first-year students. In their second and third years of study, students are primarily law students but take six credits of courses at SLU's Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. 

In addition to the six credits in health care ethics, students enroll in a three-credit directed research course cross-listed by both programs. The directed research project is supervised by faculty from both programs and is treated as a traditional law-school-directed research project.

Dual-degree students ordinarily graduate with a J.D. in three years of full-time study. It is recommended that they sit for the bar exam in the summer following their graduation.

Beginning in the fall following their graduation from the School of Law, all academic work is dedicated to the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. program recognizes nine credits of law school courses toward the Ph.D. (See details below.) Additionally, students will have completed nine health care ethics class credits during the J.D. program. Thus, students are expected to complete their Ph.D. coursework in two semesters following their J.D. program. Comprehensive exams and the dissertation ordinarily require an additional three semesters.

During the entire time that students are enrolled in the dual-degree program, they are expected to be engaged in both programs. Starting with their second year of law school, students will participate in Ph.D. seminars and other extracurricular programs offered by the doctoral program. Once they have completed their J.D. and are enrolled in the doctoral program, they are expected to remain engaged in relevant health law activities at the School of Law.

Tuition Fees

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CertificateName

Law, J.D. and Health Care Ethics, Ph.D. Dual Degree

Intake

May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Program Length

4 years

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