Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work

Along with the William S. Boyd School of Law, we offer a dual Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (JD/MSW) degree program that allows you to pursue the two degrees at the same time if admitted to both programs.

Pursued individually, the juris doctor requires the completion of 89 credit hours and the master’s of social work requires the completion of 60 credit hours. The dual degree requires the completion of 80 law credit hours and 51 social work credit hours. Nine hours of law courses are accepted toward the MSW and nine hours of social work courses are accepted toward the JD.

Admission
You are required to gain admission to:

• The Boyd School of Law JD program
• The School of Social Work program

We consider applications from students already in one of the two programs, but we recommend that students apply to both programs upon entering the university. If you are at an advanced stage of either program, you may petition to request admission to the dual JD/MSW program.

If you are interested, we encourage you to submit a request for permission to participate in the program, along with applications for admission, at the earliest possible time. Contact the William S. Boyd School of Law at 702-895-2440 and the School of Social Work at 702-895-3311 for further information on admission requirements.

JD/MSW Curriculum
Get an outline of the curriculum for the dual degree.