Application Process
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Applicants must apply to the Juris Doctor (JD) program, the English MA program, and the CDP.
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Applicants are considered for the CDP after they have secured independent admission to the JD and MA programs.
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Applicants admitted to the JD and MA must inform both programs of their status and request admission to the CDP.
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Applicants may also be considered for the CDP while they are in Year 1 of the JD program. Interested students should contact the Faculty of Law about this before applying to the CDP.
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Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the JD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MA program.
Academic Path to Completion
Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.
Year 1
Progression
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Year 1 JD program requirements.
Specific Requirements
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Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
Years 2 and 3
Progression
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JD program requirements.
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MA program requirements.
Specific Requirements
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Complete 44 JD credits including a moot, an extended paper, a perspective course, and an international/comparative/transnational (ICT) course. Students graduating in 2017 or later must complete 45 JD credits.
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3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) toward the MA program requirements (1.5 FCEs in each of Years 2 and 3) including ENG6999Y, and at least 1.0 FCE in law and literature program courses.
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Complete a JD Directed Research project (at least 3 JD credits) or an MA English reading course (0.5 FCE) on a topic related to law and literature.