The faculties of the Columbus School of Law and the School of Canon Law have agreed to establish a dual degree program for students seeking both the Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) and the Doctor of Law (JD) degrees. Students successfully completing the program will receive two separate degrees, rather than a single joint degree, and the degrees need not be awarded simultaneously.
Doctorate, Licentiate
Canon Law (JCL) & Law (JD)
Degrees
For the dual degree program, the School of Canon Law would recognize two courses taken in the Law School as fulfilling the requirement of two electives. The total number of required JCL courses could be further reduced by taking specific courses in the Law School rather than the School of Canon Law [provided that the Law School chooses to offer one of or more of these in a given semester]:
- [1] Comparative European Legal History: Roman Law and the Ius commune could fulfill CL 701 History of Canon Law,
- [2a] First Amendment Seminar: Religious Liberty or [2b] The Law of Church / State Relations could fulfill CL 716 Religious Liberty,
- [3a] Sources of Christian Jurisprudence or [3b] Jurisprudence: A History of the Idea of Law could fulfill CL 727 Philosophy and Theology of Law;
With approval both of the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs of the Law School and the Dean of the School of Canon Law, and provided its subject matter concerns Church – State relationships, the licentiate dissertation required for the J.C.L. degree could also partially fulfill the upper-class writing required by the Law School for graduation. Students seeking the JCL degree must also pass an oral examination on the ius vigens and fulfill language requirements, including Latin and one modern language other than English.
$1,650 / credit
- CL 701: History of Canon Law
- CL 716: Religious Liberty
- CL 727: Philosophy and Theology of Law
More information about this degree is available on the or by request from our Admissions team.