Joint Degree Program: Master of Information/Juris Doctor

1In the first year of the program, students complete all first year courses in place at the Faculty of Law

2In the second year of the program students complete 4.0 full course equivalents (FCEs) in the MI program in the concentration of their choice

3In the third and fourth years of the program, students, with the approval of the director of the joint program, must complete a combination of courses totaling at least:

• 46 credits in the Faculty of Law, including all upper year requirements
• 4.0 FCEs in the Faculty of Information.

4Students may not take any courses for credit outside the Faculties of Law and Information

5Students must obtain at least a Pass standing upon completion of the first year in Law and at least a B+ standing upon completion of the first year in Information to be eligible to continue in the program

Tuition for the joint MI/JD program will be as follows:

• In the first and second years of the joint program, students shall pay the applicable tuition in force at either Law or Information, as the case may be
• In the third and fourth years of the joint program, when students are taking a combination of courses from both Law and Information, students shall pay the applicable tuition in force at Law for each of the third and fourth years
  
  

Students applying to the MI/JD program must be admitted to both the Faculty of Information and the Faculty of Law. As such, candidates must satisfy the admission requirements of both faculties independently, and all applicants must complete the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and all admission requirements of the Faculty of Information. A separate application to each Faculty must also be submitted.

Students who are in the first year of either the MI program or the JD program may apply for admission to the joint MI/JD program by meeting the normal application and admission requirements for the other faculty and notifying their faculty registrar.