LAW-JD - Law (JD)
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Program Overview
The School of Law, established in 1893, provides legal education for students fitted by their maturity and academic training to pursue professional study under university methods of instruction. The curriculum leading to the first professional degree in law, the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD), constitutes an adequate preparation for law practice in any English-speaking jurisdiction. Graduate work leading to the degrees of Master of Laws (L.L.M.), Master of the Science of Law (JSM), and Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD), and a non-professional degree, Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.), is also offered. For the entire curriculum, see the Course Schedule & Description on the Law School website. Stanford Law School offers joint or dual degree options with other Stanford graduate departments and universities nationwide; see the “Joint and Dual Degrees in Law” below.
The school is on a three-term academic calendar. See the Academic Calendar on the Law School website for a complete list of academic dates.
See the Law School website for further information about admission, programs, curriculum, and faculty.
Joint and Dual Degrees in Law
Formal admission to both the Law School and the other cooperating school or department is required by the established admission standards of each school or department. In addition to the established joint degree programs offered, the school considers requests for a dual program on an individually designed basis. For additional information on Law School joint or dual degree programs, see the Law School website. See relevant websites or department sections of this Bulletin for degree requirements.
Graduate School of Business
See the GSB’s MBA website
JD/MBA Master of Business Administration
JD/PhD Business Administration
School of Earth Sciences
JD/MS Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER)
JD/PhD Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER)
School of Education
JD/MA Education
School of Engineering
JD/MS Bioengineering
JD/PhD Bioengineering
JD/MS Computer Science
JD/MS Electrical Engineering
JD/MS Management Science and Engineering (MS&E)
JD/PhD Management Science and Engineering (MS&E)
School of Humanities and Sciences
JD/Ph.D. Communication
JD/MA Economics
JD/PhD Economics
JD/MA History
JD/PhD History
JD/MA in degree-granting programs in Stanford Global Studies (SGS):
African Studies
East Asian Studies
Latin American Studies
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
JD/MA International Policy
JD/PhD Modern Thought and Literature
JD/PhD Philosophy
JD/PhD Political Science
JD/PhD Psychology
JD/MPP Public Policy
JD/PhD Sociology
JD/MS Symbolic Systems
School of Medicine
JD/MS Health Research and Policy (HRP)
JD/MD Medicine
JD/PhD Neurosciences
Cooperative Programs with Other Universities
Stanford JD students have also pursued degrees at other universities, such as the Harvard Kennedy School, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Princeton Woodrow Wilson School. The approval process for such a cooperative program begins after the student has been admitted independently to both programs. Students may enroll in either a joint degree among schools at Stanford or in a degree from an external university, but a student may not enroll in both a Stanford JDP and a cooperative program with another university.
Courses in Law
Some Law courses have special enrollment instructions and restrictions, but many Law courses are open to qualified graduate students in other departments of Stanford University with instructor consent. Non-law students may not enroll in courses that are part of the required first-year JD curriculum. Stanford non-law students intending to enroll in any course with a LAW subject code must consult the Office of the Law School Registrar in the Stanford Law School Administration Building, room 100, or see the Stanford Law School Office of the Registrar website.