STG JD / Cri PhD: Requirements

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the JD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the PhD 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 Progression Specific Requirements*
1
  • Year 1 JD program requirements.
  • Complete all Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
2
  • PhD program requirements.
  • Complete 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies.
3 and 4
  • JD program requirements.

  • PhD program requirements.
  • Complete 45 JD credits.

  • Complete the PhD comprehensive exam and dissertation proposal.

  • Achieve candidacy by the end of Year 4.
5 and 6
  • PhD program requirements.
  • Complete any remaining PhD program requirements and a PhD thesis.