4.16.03 Application for the Joint J.D./M.S.N Program
A. Students enrolled in the School of Nursing or the Law School may seek the assistance of the program advisors on each faculty. Prospective students not currently enrolled at Capital University may request additional information about the joint degree program from either:
B. Persons who desire to enroll in the joint program should thoroughly read both Law School's and School of Nursing's materials prior to scheduling a conference with the joint program advisor in either school. A student who is already enrolled in one school should first talk with that school's advisor.
C. Admission into the M.S.N program requires completing and filing its admission application, together with the reported results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with the School of Nursing. Admission into the Law School requires completing and filing its admissions application, together with the reported results of the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), with the law school.
1. The LSAT examination, required by the Law School, and the GRE, required by the School of Nursing, are administered several times each year. However, the examinations are not given at the same time, or in the same location. Prospective students should consult the admissions offices or publications of the respective schools for further information. (Additional GRE times are available through computer testing at Sylvan Learning Centers.)
2. The joint degree applicant must complete two applications, submit required standardized test scores, pay two application fees, and file a joint degree application with both schools.
3. Because each school admits students separately, admission into either program does not signify or predict admissibility into the other.
D. A prospective student not already enrolled in either school may apply to both schools at the same time and so indicate by filing a joint degree application with each school. However, the student must elect to start either the M.S.N or the JD program first and complete the basic required courses of that program prior to taking courses in the second program. The basic required courses of the M.S.N program are the nine credit hours of core nursing requirements; the basic requirements of the JD program are the 29 credit hours of the full-time first year Law School curriculum, which takes one year if enrolled as a full-time student or two years as a part- time student. The applicant is advised to start the law program first, unless first having begun the M.S.N program before entry into law school.
E. A student enrolled in one program may apply for admission into the other program as outlined in the relevant admissions materials of that school. Also, a joint degree application must be filed with the Registrar of each school.
1. As indicated above, admission into one program does not signify admissibility into the other program. In order to be admitted into the second program, the student must be in good academic standing in the first program and meet all admission requirements of the second program.
2. A current student in either program may apply to be a joint student by notifying the faculty advisor and Registrar of the school in which the student is enrolled, and then applying for admission to the other school.
Because the student is already enrolled in one program, the student ordinarily must complete the basic requirements of the program already begun prior to starting courses in the other program. For the law student, this means completing those courses required in the first year day curriculum.
F. Occasionally an applicant to the joint J.D./M.S.N program seeks to apply, as transfer credit, course work taken at another law school or another M.S.N program. Each program determines how many transfer credits it will accept from another institution.
1. The School of Nursing accepts up to nine credit hours of transfer credit from another accredited M.S.N program and the Law School accepts up to 43 credit hours of transfer credit from another accredited law program. However, a course taken at another institution and accepted for transfer credit by the School of Nursing cannot be used to satisfy the nine credit hours that the Law School accepts from the School of Nursing work for credit toward the JD degree. A course taken at another institution and accepted for transfer credit by the Law School cannot be used to satisfy the twelve credit hours that the School of Nursing accepts from the Law School work for credit toward the M.S.N degree.
2. The Law School requires all law students to complete a minimum of 43 credit hours at the law school (exclusive of transfer credits or credits earned at other schools with whom the Law School offers a joint degree program). Typically, this requirement only affects students wishing to transfer into the Law School from another law school.