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Program Requirements

Prerequisites

To be accepted in the seven-semester program, a J.D. student must complete two prerequisite courses in the J.D. program (Corporation and either Commercial Code or a combination of Negotiable Instruments and Secured Transactions or Sales and Secured Transactions). The student must also complete the course Government Regulation of Banking in the J.D. program. The prerequisite courses do not earn credit toward the LL.M. degree but the course Government Regulation of Banking does.

Required Credit Hours

The number of credit hours required for the degree is 20, the same number as the full-year LL.M. degree J.D. courses carry their J.D. credit hours in the J.D. program and two credit hours each in the accelerated program. LL.M. courses carry two credit hours each in both programs. A J.D. student may take a maximum of five LL.M. courses.

Qualifying Courses

In addition to the prerequisite courses, a J.D. student in the accelerated program must earn 10 LL.M. credit hours from the specified list of J.D. and LL.M. courses.

J.D. courses and seminars currently qualifying for seven semester program credit:

Government Regulation of Banking
Insurance Law (not offered annually)
International Business Transactions
International Commercial Arbitration
International Trade Law
Mutual Funds
Securities Regulation
Tax Aspects of International Banking

Note: this list is subject to change according to course availability

Completion of the Program

Students are expected to complete the program in the semester immediately following graduation from the J.D. program and are required to complete it in no more than three semesters. Appropriate J.D. courses and seminars may be substituted for LL.M. courses with the permission of the student's advisor and the instructor.