Northwestern Smooths Path to JD/PhD
Northwestern University will introduce revisions to its J.D./Ph.D. program this fall that will make completing the joint degree easier -- and more affordable.
Summer sessions will be added to the five-year program to help students make progress with their dissertations and research.
In addition, Northwestern will extend full financial support for the J.D. part of the program to qualified students. University officials think they may be the first school in the country to offer full J.D./Ph.D. funding. The program is meant to benefit future academics who would have difficulty paying off law school debts on professorial salaries. J.D./Ph.D. graduates who receive this funding but who do not go into academia will be asked to repay Northwestern for the cost of their J.D. program.
Around 65 students have already applied for admission to the J.D./Ph.D. program next year.
Summer sessions will be added to the five-year program to help students make progress with their dissertations and research.
In addition, Northwestern will extend full financial support for the J.D. part of the program to qualified students. University officials think they may be the first school in the country to offer full J.D./Ph.D. funding. The program is meant to benefit future academics who would have difficulty paying off law school debts on professorial salaries. J.D./Ph.D. graduates who receive this funding but who do not go into academia will be asked to repay Northwestern for the cost of their J.D. program.
Around 65 students have already applied for admission to the J.D./Ph.D. program next year.
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