The joint J.D./M.S. in Criminal Justice program combines the Juris Doctor with the
study of the criminal justice system. Criminal justice students come from many backgrounds,
including law enforcement, field administration, planning, research, and casework,
allowing you to gain insight into the criminal justice system not only through faculty,
but from your classmates as well.
How it works:
You'll complete a minimum of 78 credits in law school and a minimum of 30-33 credits
in the M.S. program.
The UBalt School of Law recognizes 9 credits of the criminal justice requirements
as transferable to its program (or 6 credits if the degrees are not completed within
the same academic year), and the College of Public Affairs reciprocally allows the
transfer of up to 9 credits of law school courses to satisfy coursework requirements
in the M.S. program.
You'll begin master’s program work during the summer preceding enrollment in the law
school or during the summer after finishing the first year of law school, but you
can't take courses within the master’s program during the fall and spring semesters
of the first year of law school.
Applying and admission:
Apply to and meet the admission standards of both the School of Law and the Master
of Science in Criminal Justice program separately:
You can apply to the dual-degree program after having enrolled in either the J.D.
or the M.S. program; however, to obtain the full benefit of credit sharing, criminal
justice students should enter the law school program no later than after the completion
of 15 credits in the M.S. program.
For more information, see the Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Criminal Justice (J.D./M.S.) section in
the UBalt Graduate Catalog.
