STG JD / Eco 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.

YearProgressionSpecific 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.
  • Students normally complete ECO2010H Mathematics and Statistics for PhD Students (0.5 full-course equivalent [FCE]; Credit/No Credit) plus 3.0 FCEs as follows: ECO2200H and ECO2201H, macroeconomics (ECO2100H and ECO2101H), and econometrics (ECO2400H and ECO2401H).
  • Complete theory comprehensive exams.
3
  • PhD and JD program requirements.
  • Complete an additional 3.0 FCEs in economics courses including the required courses for a major field and minor field of specialization.
  • May be required to complete a field comprehensive exam in the major field of specialization.
  • Complete 0.5 FCE in law and economics.
  • Participate in the full-year continuous course ECO4060Y Graduate Research Seminar (Credit/No Credit).
  • Complete the Year 2 economics paper.
  • Complete 14 to 16 JD credit hours.
4
  • JD program requirements.
  • Complete 28 to 32 JD credit hours including the extended paper requirement in law.
5 and 6
  • PhD program requirements.
  • Complete a PhD dissertation.
  • It is expected, but not required, that a student's dissertation committee will include a member of the Faculty of Law.

Program Length

6 years

Time Limit

8 years