Juris Doctor / Master
of Science In
Criminal Justice - J.D. / MSJC
Drawing on the strengths of
the School of Law as well as the Roger Williams
University School of Justice Studies, Roger
Williams University offers a concentrated
joint degree program for students interested
in criminal justice.
The dual degree program allows
matriculated students to complete the Juris
Doctor (JD) and the Master of Science in
Criminal Justice (MSCJ) in an accelerated
period of study.
To earn the degree students
must complete 78 credits at the School of
Law and 24 credits in the School of Justice
Studies. The School of Law and the School
of Justice Studies will each accept 12 transfer
credits from the other.
The effect of these credit
transfers between the School of Law and
the School of Justice Studies would be to
reduce the overall time needed to complete
both degrees from four and a half years
to three and a half years, assuming full-time
study.
