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Dual Degree Programs
Admissions
Admission to the JD or joint-degree program does not ensure admission to a dual-degree program.
Applicants interested in programs with Yale may apply to VLGS and the partner institution at the same time, or apply to the partner institution during the first year of law school. ABA requirements dictate that entering student begins the JD portion of the program first.
Dual-degree students to Cambridge are selected based upon their performance at VLGS. The application processes take place during the first or second year of law school.
Students must apply separately to and be accepted by VLGS and the University of Cambridge for admission to each element of the program. Applicants to the dual-degree program must be approved by VLGS before applying to Cambridge. Application to the University of Cambridge will ordinarily occur during the fall of the student's second year of study at VLGS.
Dual-degree students to Cergy Pontoise are selected based upon their performance at VLGS. The application processes take place during the first or second year of law school.
JD students at Northeastern can earn the MELP degree by taking one summer of classes at VLGS, combining one of their co-op experiences at NUSL with a MELP externship, and sharing credits between the two degrees. JD/MELP students are able to earn both degrees in the same three years it would normally take to earn the JD alone.
JD students at Quinnipiac can earn any of our three master's degrees by taking one summer of classes at VLGS, pursuing a summer master's externship, taking an online class, and sharing credits between the two degrees. JD/MELP students are able to earn both degrees in the same three years it would normally take to earn the JD alone.
Candidates for the MELP/Master of Science in Natural Resources dual degree may "share" the equivalent of nine credits between the two programs. Applicants to this program must apply separately to, and be accepted by, both Vermont Law and Graduate School and the University of Vermont.
Students admitted into the UVM-SIMBA program are guaranteed admission to Vermont Law and Graduate School’s JD, LLM, or Masters Programs contingent on meeting certain entrance requirements. A current LSAT score and Credential Assembly Service (CAS) report from LSAC is required to apply to the JD program.
The MELP/MBA degree with the nearby Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College enables students to earn both degrees concurrently. MELP/MBA degree candidates may "share" the equivalent of nine credits between the two programs. Applicants to this program must apply separately to, and be accepted by, both Vermont Law and Graduate School and the Tuck School of Business.
JD students at South Carolina can earn any of our three master's degrees by taking one summer of classes at VLGS, pursuing a summer master's externship, taking an online class, and sharing credits between the two degrees. JD/MELP students are able to earn both degrees in the same three years it would normally take to earn the JD alone.
JD students at South Dakota can earn any of our three master's degrees by taking one summer of classes at VLGS, pursuing a summer master's externship, taking an online class, and sharing credits between the two degrees. JD/MELP students are able to earn both degrees in the same three years it would normally take to earn the JD alone.
JD students at Elon Law School can earn the Master of Environmental Law and Policy degree by taking online classes and residential summer classes at VLGS, pursuing a summer master's externship, and sharing credits between the two degrees. JD/MELP students are able to earn both degrees in the same three years it would normally take to earn the JD alone.