Dual and Joint Degrees

Haub Law students in good standing are eligible to apply for admission to the LLM program in their sixth semester in the full-time JD program (in the eighth for evening students), by submitting an abbreviated application.

On completion of the JD and admission to the LLM program, the Pace joint degree candidate will be given credit for up to twelve credits of environmental law courses successfully completed while in the JD program. A student would then be able to obtain the LLM in only one year of part-time study, or as little as one semester of full-time study.

Non-Haub Law students desiring to participate in the joint degree program may apply to enter Pace for their third year (or final year for evening students) beginning in the fall term. These students will be considered visitors and non-matriculated at Pace Law School for their third or final year and will receive their JD from their home institutions. These students will be expected to complete approximately twelve credits of environmental law courses while at Haub Law, and officially apply to the LLM program in their sixth semester as full-time JD students (in their eighth for evening students) by submitting an abbreviated application.

On completion of the JD, non-matriculated students will be given credit for up to twelve credits of real estate courses taken in the Pace JD program toward the LLM. A student would then be able to obtain the LLM in only one year of part-time study or one semester of full-time study.

Learn more about the JD/LLM in Environmental Law

The MBA program at the Lubin School of Business has a proven track record of training students to handle the many challenges of today’s business environment. By entering the joint JD/MBA program, you benefit from a closely integrated course of study in both law and business administration. With the help of an adviser, you define your career objectives and design a course of study that meets your individual requirements.

JD/MBA Requirements

A typical candidate for the JD/MBA joint degree must complete a total of 129 credits, 80 from the Law School and 49 from the Lubin School of Business. The total number of credits required in the Lubin School varies based on the student's previous coursework.

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The JD/MPA degree is designed to broaden your career opportunities in law, government, public interest organizations, health care, and related fields. Integrating theory and practice. The MPA program enhances your knowledge of the institutional, social, legal, and economic contexts in which administrators and managers in the government, health care, and nonprofit sectors operate.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the JD/MPA joint degree must complete a total of 127 credits, 88 from the Law School and 39 within the Pace Graduate Center’s Department of Public Administration.

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Pace University undergraduate students enrolled in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences who wish to obtain the JD may do so while completing their bachelor's degree. The combined degree allows Dyson undergraduate students to enroll in Pace Law during their senior year and complete both degrees within six years rather than seven. This is called the 3+3 program and is not open to students who are already enrolled in Pace’s JD program.

In order to be eligible to participate, a minimum of 96 undergraduate credits are required, including undergraduate core requirements as well as all required courses in the major field of study. Students apply to the Bachelors program at Dyson and later apply separately to Pace Law by January 1st of their junior year at Pace University. Successful applicants must meet the academic and character and fitness requirements for admission to the Law School. It is recommended that prospective 3+3 students take the LSAT by June of their Sophomore year or December of their Junior year. For further information on the LSAT, including dates for upcoming exams and registration information, please see here.

For a break down of these requirements, please see below:

Three Years Undergraduate – Complete Core Requirements and Major Requirements

Three Years of Law School – Complete Law School Requirements. After the successful completion of law school, a student will receive their undergraduate degree as well as their law degree.

List of Majors Eligible to Participate in the 3+3 Program:

• BA in Biology & JD in Law
• BA in Communications & JD in Law
• BA in Criminal Justice & JD in Law
• BA in English (NYC Campus only) & JD in Law
• BA in Environmental Studies & JD in Law
• BA in History & JD in Law
• BA in Political Science & JD in Law
• BA in Philosophy & Religious Studies & JD in Law
• BA in Writing and Rhetoric and JD in Law
• BS in Criminal Justice

All applicants are required to meet the academic and character and fitness standards for admission to the Law School. A minimum LSAT score and cumulative UGPA equal to or greater than the median of the prior year class is required to be considered for admission into the program. It is recommended that prospective 3+3 students take the LSAT by June of their Sophomore year or December of their Junior year. Applications to the JD portion of the program should be made by January 1 of their Junior year. Please see this page for further information on the LSAT, including dates for upcoming exams and registration information.

To arrange a personal visit to the Law School including a tour with a student mentor and sitting in on a first-year class, please contact the Office of Admissions at (914) 422-4210.

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The Lubin School of Business and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law offer a combined program of study in business with a graduate degree in law. The aim of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to acquire an undergraduate education in general business, marketing, management or finance and a law degree in various fields of practice in six years. You save time and money by getting two degrees together!

The 3 + 3 year program is an accelerated course of study in which qualified students complete between 102 and 105 undergraduate credits toward a degree and complete the remainder of the 128 credit undergraduate program in the law school. Upon satisfactory completion of the required course of study, candidates are awarded both BBA and JD degrees. The JD portion of the program is coordinated by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains and the BBA portion at the Pleasantville Campus for all BBA concentrations except accounting.

*Note: the BA/JD or BS/JD joint degree program is not open to students who are already enrolled in Haub Law JD program

Admission

Applicants must meet the independent admission requirements of each school in order to be admitted to the combined program. Students should begin study in the Lubin School of Business and apply to the Elisabeth Haub School of Law in their junior year. Students may apply to the law school after earning 96 credits in the undergraduate program. If admitted, they would then enroll as a first year student at the law school campus in replacement of their senior year.

Students may only be admitted to the BBA/JD with a minimum high school average of 85 and an SAT score of 1100. While enrolled at Pace, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA and obtain a final cumulative GPA of at least 3.2. Students who are not admitted to the law school would still have to complete 128 credits (except for General Business majors who complete 120 credits) to earn an undergraduate degree in business from Pace University. Pace University will waive application fees for 3+3 candidates applying to law school, but students must meet all admissions requirements. Applicants should have an LSAT score of at least 153 (75th percentile) and a 3.2 or higher GPA in the undergraduate program. Students may require an interview and letters of recommendation.

Lubin students interested in the program should contact their adviser to obtain counseling from the Law School Admissions Office and apply directly to the law school through the Law School Admission Council.

Student Advisement

Students admitted to the BBA/JD program are assigned advisers in each school to help them in the selection of courses and definition of their career objectives. The reciprocal recognition of courses by each school is essential to the combined program. Please contact your adviser for more information about the combined 3+3 BBA/JD program.

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The joint degree programs with Yale School of the Environment prepare students to advocate for the environment with combined training in law with knowledge of environmental science, policy and history. Pace anticipates that students participating in the JD/MEM program will obtain an Advanced Certificate in Environmental Law.

Pursuing this joint program reduces the period of study to four years. Students divide their time between the two schools, 1.5 years at YSE and 2.5 years at the corresponding Law School.

Program Options

• JD/Master of Environmental Management (MEM)
• JD/Master of Environmental Science (MESc)
• JD/Master of Forestry (MF)
• JD/Master of Forest Science (MFS)

When to Apply

Haub Law students can apply before law school or during the fall semester of either their first or second year.

Tuition

While attending Haub Law full time, students pay normal tuition at Pace. While attending Yale full time, students pay normal tuition at Yale. In the event that a student cross registers for courses in both schools during the same semester, students pay a prorated tuition at each school.

Requirements for Admission

Each school individually admits students in accordance with its own criteria. Find additional information on how to apply to YSE. The joint degree programs with Yale School of the Environment prepare students to advocate for the environment with combined training in law with knowledge of environmental science, policy and history. Pace anticipates that students participating in the JD/MEM program will obtain an Advanced Certificate in Environmental Law.

Pursuing this joint program reduces the period of study to four years. Students divide their time between the two schools, 1.5 years at YSE and 2.5 years at the corresponding Law School.

When to Apply

Haub Law students can apply before law school or during the fall semester of either their first or second year.

Tuition

While attending Haub Law full time, students pay normal tuition at Pace. While attending Yale full time, students pay normal tuition at Yale. In the event that a student cross registers for courses in both schools during the same semester, students pay a prorated tuition at each school.

Requirements for Admission

Each school individually admits students in accordance with its own criteria. Find additional information on how to apply to YSE.

Thanks to its innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum, Bard’s MS in Environmental Policy quickly fosters students’ abilities to create feasible and effective environmental policies. Facilitating the use of best practices at local, regional, national, and international levels, the Center helps to promote greater understanding among scientists, economists, lawyers, ethicists, and policy-makers.

Degree Requirements

Students in the JD/MS program must earn a total of 132 credits, 88 credits from Pace Law School and 44 credits from Bard. Twelve credits from Bard can be applied towards a JD from from Pace. The Pace-Bard program also requires at least four years in residence, with two and a half years spent at Pace and one and a half years at Bard. Students must also complete an internship that fulfills the degree requirements of both schools.

Timing/When to Apply

First-year law students at Pace can apply to the dual degree, and if accepted, commence their MS degree at Bard in year two, and then return to Pace for three more semesters. All students return to Bard in the spring of the fourth year to complete final courses and a master’s thesis. The internship requirement for Bard CEP may be fulfilled through completion of a previously approved Pace internship, externship, or clinic program that has an environmental focus.

John Jay College and Haub Law have agreed to a 3 + 3 partnership which allows students to obtain a bachelor’s degree and a JD degree in six years, instead of seven. Through this program, a select number of students will complete their bachelor’s degree in 3 years and then immediately move on to Pace to obtain their JD.

Eligibility requirements and program components

Haub Law has partnered with the New Jersey Institute of Technology to offer a six-year accelerated program allowing you to earn both a Bachelor's and Law degree.

This special program is available to outstanding seniors in US high schools who will be United States citizens or permanent residents at the time of their entry into the law school. Students in their first year of studies at NJIT or another university may be considered for the pre-law program.

Learn more about the BA/JD or BS/JD program with NJIT

Students enrolled in the Dual Degree will obtain a Master of Arts in International Law and Human Rights from UPEACE and a Master of Laws in Environmental Law from Haub Law.

The Dual Degree students must complete 40 academic credits within 24 months as follows:

1. 12 academic credits at Haub Law and
2. 19 academic credits at UPEACE.
3. The students must take an additional 3 UPEACE academic credits as an online Foundations Course taught by UPEACE during the fall semester.
4. The students must also complete a substantive research paper that meets the requirements of Haub Law and UPEACE

Admission

Students interested in being admitted to the Dual Degree need to be admitted to both Universities according to their own regulations

1. Pace University LLM admission process
2. UPeace admission MA admission process (PDF)

Study Plan

Fall Semester residence at Haub Law (12 credits)

Admitted students would spend the fall semester in residence at Pace and earn 9 credits from the following required courses:

1. Environmental Law Survey LAW 856 (3 credits)
2. Introduction to US Legal Writing, Research and Analysis LAW 765 (2 credits)
3. Introduction to the American Legal System LAW 765A (2 credits)
4. Science for Environmental Lawyers LAW 802 (2 credits)
5. 3-7 additional credits from elective courses in the environmental area. Elective offerings vary, but typically in the fall semester Haub Law offers classes such as Administrative Law LAW 671, Climate Change LAW 645, Energy Law and Regulation LAW 689, Environmental Dispute Resolution LAW 797N, Environmental Skills and Practice LAW 857, Historic Preservation Seminar LAW 743, International Environmental Law LAW 845, Land Use Law LAW 733, Environmental Justice Seminar LAW 728
6. UPEACE ONLINE Foundation Course in Peace and Conflict Studies (3 credits)

Spring Semester residence at UPEACE (19 credits)

1. DIL-6043 Globalization and Human Rights (3 credits)
2. DIL-6077 Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law (3 credits)
3. DIL-6080 Human Rights Reporting, Monitoring, and Evaluation (3 credits)
4. DIL-6081 Maritime & Territorial Dispute Settlement (3 credits)
5. DIL-6084 International Labour Law (1 credit)
6. DIL-6131 International Law Related to Armed Conflict I - Jus ad bellum (1 credit)
7. DIL-6124 International Law Related to Armed Conflict II - Jus in bello (2 credits)
8. DIL-6100 Public International Law (3 credits)*
9. DIL-6101 International Human Rights Law (2 credits)
10. DIL-6102 Regional Mechanisms for Human Rights Protection (3 credits)
11. DIL-6103 Protection of Refugees (1 credit)
12. DIL-6105 Universal System for Protection of Human Rights (1 credit)