Offered with the School of Law. Full-time enrollment required.
The Joint Juris Doctor (JD)/Master of Science (MS) in Preservation Practices program is designed to provide an accelerated path to a JD degree and an MS in Preservation Practices degree through an electives credit-swapping structure that allows for 9 to 15 credits of JD coursework to count toward the MS degree and 12 to 17 credits of MS in Preservation Practices coursework to count toward the JD degree, depending on whether or not a student has a prior undergraduate degree in historic preservation. Other than changes in allowable electives, which are detailed below, the existing requirements for the JD and MS programs described in the University Catalog and School of Law Catalog remain the same. Students who enter the joint-degree program with an undergraduate degree in historic preservation can potentially complete the joint degree in three years (with winter/ summer coursework) and in four years otherwise.
Three-year Joint JD/MS in Preservation Practices
The joint degree can be completed in three years for students matriculated into the JD and MS programs who also have an undergraduate degree in historic preservation from an accredited National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) member institution, with the assumption that coursework would need to be taken in the summers and/or winters as well as the normal fall and spring semesters. The School of Law accepts 12-15 credits from the MS program toward the JD and the Cummings School of Architecture accepts 9-12 JD program credits towards the MS for a total of 98-103 combined credits instead of 124 if the degrees were pursued separately.
Four-year Joint JD/MS in Preservation Practices
If a student is not entering the program with an undergraduate degree in historic preservation, it is still possible to complete the joint degree in an accelerated timeframe of four years, with the assumption that coursework would need to be taken in the summers and/or winters as well as the normal fall and spring semesters. The School of Law accepts 15-17 MS program credits towards the JD program and the Cummings School of Architecture accepts 12-15 JD program credits towards the MS program for a total of 109-116 combined credits instead of 143 if the degrees were pursued separately.
Applying to the Joint Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Preservation Practices Program
Each program requires a separate application. Refer to the application requirements for each individual program in the University Catalog and the School of Law Catalog. When applying for the JD and MS programs concurrently the application fee for the MS program will be waived (only the application fee for the JD program is required).
Students who are currently matriculated in the JD program or the 2-year MS program and are in their first year of coursework are eligible to apply to the program in which they are not matriculated for consideration for the Joint JD/MS program. Students who are currently matriculated in the 1-year MS program cannot apply to the Joint JD/ MS program.
