Academics
Students graduating in the common law section receive the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, while students in civil law receive the Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L) degree. On May 3, 2010, the Senate of the University approved a motion to change the designation of the Common Law degree from LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) to J.D. (Juris Doctor) . A new elite program, Programme de Droit Canadien (PDC), was recently created that allows eighteen exceptional students to earn an LL.B and an LL.L simultaneously in three years. The National Program allows students in both faculties to complete the other's degree as well in a total of four years (after completion of a civil law degree, for example, students can take an extra year to complete the common law requirements and thus have both degrees, and vice versa). The school also offers several other joint programs, including:
- Dual JD: Combined Canadian-American legal program with the common law section of the faculty and either the Michigan State University College of Law or the Washington College of Law at American University; students obtain both degrees in four years.
- Jay Hennick J.D./MBA Program: Combined law-business program enabling students to receive both common law and business degrees concurrently in four years.
- LL.L/MBA Program: A similar program to the J.D./MBA, but for students enrolled in the civil law section.
- J.D./MA: Combined law-political science degree which enables students to receive, with their law degree, a Master's degree from Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
- LL.L/DVM: Allows students enrolled in the civil law section to receive their degree along with a specialized degree in international development and globalization.
- J.D./LL.L: Programme de Droit Canadien in three years; National program in four years.
- J.D. Program in conjunction with the Akitsiraq Law School, planned for June 2010.
In addition to the aforementioned programs, graduate work, leading to the Master of Laws (LL.M) and Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degrees, is offered by both sections.
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