PhD/JD programs

Graduate School
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<p>If you are accepted into a JD/PhD program, do you get a tuition waver for the JD portion of the program? I am entering a MS program in Chemistry for the fall (w/ full funding), and have definate plans on pursuing my PhD immediately after. In addition to having interest in Chemistry, I am really interested in Patent/IP law.</p>

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<p>In every such program I have seen, the PhD is funded but the JD is not. There are exceptions to this - a handful of JD students get scholarships, and I do not think you would be barred from such if you were competitive, but it will not be automatic.</p>

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<p>What are some examples of a Ph.D/JD program?</p>

<p>I’ve only heard of Northwestern (NU).</p>

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<p>[JD/PhD</a> Program](<a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/degrees/special-programs/jd-phd/jd/phd-program-description.html]JD/PhD”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/degrees/special-programs/jd-phd/jd/phd-program-description.html)</p>

<p>[Joint</a> Degrees | Yale Law School](<a href=“Joint Degrees | Yale Law School”>Joint Degrees | Yale Law School)</p>

<p>[Law</a> and Economics | Stanford Law School](<a href=“http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/degrees/joint/economics/]Law”>Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School)</p>

<p>[Law</a> and Political Science | Stanford Law School](<a href=“Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School”>Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School)</p>

<p>[Law</a> and Sociology | Stanford Law School](<a href=“Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School”>Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School)</p>

<p>[Law</a> and Philosophy | Stanford Law School](<a href=“Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School”>Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School)</p>

<p>[Law</a> and Psychology | Stanford Law School](<a href=“Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School”>Welcome to SLS - Stanford Law School)</p>

<p>[Columbia</a> Law School : Joint Degree Program](<a href=“http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/law_history/Joint_Degree]Columbia”>Dual and Joint Degrees | Columbia Law School)</p>

<p>[NYU</a> Law - Dual Degree Programs: J.D./M.A. or Ph.D. in Economics, French Studies, History, Philosophy, or Politics](<a href=“http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/dualdegreeprograms/jdma/index.htm]NYU”>http://www.law.nyu.edu/admissions/jdadmissions/dualdegreeprograms/jdma/index.htm)</p>

<p><a href=“https://goat.law.upenn.edu/academics/jointdegreeprograms/WebPages/JDPhDPhilosophy.aspx[/url]”>https://goat.law.upenn.edu/academics/jointdegreeprograms/WebPages/JDPhDPhilosophy.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Web Login Service - Stale Request”>https://goat.law.upenn.edu/academics/jointdegreeprograms/WebPages/JDPhD-Psychology.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Web Login Service - Stale Request”>https://goat.law.upenn.edu/academics/jointdegreeprograms/WebPages/JDPhDAmericanlegalhistory.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[Dual</a> PhD and JD Program](<a href=“http://www.human.cornell.edu/hd/dual-phd-jd/index.cfm]Dual”>http://www.human.cornell.edu/hd/dual-phd-jd/index.cfm)</p>

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<p>Sakky FTW!!</p>

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<p>In JD/PhD programs, you are still responsible for tuition costs in the JD program. You won’t pay full-price like regular JD students but the tuition won’t be waived. In some ways, you are saving money because because some JD/PhD programs are setup where it takes six years (instead of 8-9 years separately) to complete the dual-degree.</p>