Overview
The William S. Boyd School of Law and the UNLV School of Social Work offer a dual Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (JD/MSW) degree program that allows students admitted to both programs to pursue the two degrees concurrently.

Visit the UNLV School of Social Work website for more information.

Credit Requirements
Pursued individually, the JD requires the completion of 89 credit hours and the MSW requires the completion of 63 credit hours. The dual MSW/JD degree requires the completion of 80 law credit hours and 54 social work credit hours, as 9 hours of law courses are accepted toward the MSW and 9 hours of social work courses are accepted toward the JD.

Application & Matriculation
Dual degree students receive the JD degree and the transfer of MSW credits only when both degree programs are completed. A dual degree student who does not finish the MSW degree will be able to count just six credits of MSW or other graduate course work toward the JD degree.

Applicants to the JD/MSW degree program must apply for, and gain admission to, both the Boyd School of Law JD program and to the School of Social Work MSW program, respectively.

Applicants must include a statement in each application indicating the desire to pursue the dual JD/MSW degree.

While applications from current students in either program will be considered, students normally should seek and satisfy admission to enter both programs upon entering the university. However, petitions requesting admission to the dual JD/MSW program from students at more advanced stages in either program will be considered.

Curriculum