Start of the new academic year brings new programs for prospective and current students

MSU-DCL has joined with the University of Ottawa (Canada) to
offer a new U.S.-Canadian dual degree program.

Students participating in the U.S.-Canadian dual degree program will receive a dual JD/LLB consisting of a JD from MSU-DCL and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa. A three-degree option, consisting of a JD, an LLB and an LLL, also is available.

The program was developed to accommodate globalization and an increasing number of cross-border transactions requiring legal intervention. Both of the sponsoring institutions recognize that expanding their curriculum and instructional activities to encompass legal studies from both Canada and the United States will enhance the value of their educational programs.

“The well educated lawyer needs an international perspective,” explains Professor John Reifenberg, executive director of the program. “The impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement makes it imperative that attorneys be familiar with Canadian law. MSU-DCL’s programs—especially with Canada—make our students more marketable. This is education for the future.”

MSU-DCL also recently expanded its list of dual degrees with Michigan State University. The law college now offers JD-MA degrees in English and health and humanities with the MSU College of Arts and Letters, and a JD-Master of Urban and Regional Planning with the MSU Urban and Regional Planning Program.

MSU-DCL now offers 19 joint programs. Students enrolled in these programs earn two degrees in four years of study or three degrees in five years.