Joint JD/M.ED.

The Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations (EDLF) has established a joint JD/M.Ed. program with the J. Reuben Clark Law School. The department will accept up to 9 hours of credit obtained in the Juris Doctorate program at the Law School toward the M.Ed.. However, to receive the full 9 hours of credit, the student’s program of study at the Law School must be approved by their advisory committee in EDLF. A crucial component of law students’ education and career preparation is summer clerkships. A certain amount of flexibility in scheduling core course work will be required from and for law students pursuing the JD./M.Ed..

M.ED. PROGRAM OF STUDY

Joint JD/M.Ed. Degree Program

J.D./M.Ed. students receive 9 hours of credit for successfully completing the Juris Doctorate coursework at the Law School. However, they must have their course of study list from the Law School approved by their advisory committee in Educational Leadership and Foundations.
Law School		9 credits
Department Core
EDLF 614	Education of Diverse Populations	3 credits
EDLF 620	Educational Finance	3 credits
EDLF 622*	The Law and Education*	3 credits
EDLF 640	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits
EDLF 655	Social History of American Education	3 credits
EDLF 600	Personal and Group Leadership in Education	3 credits
EDLF 672	Research Methods	3 credits
EDLF 782	Constitutional Law and Education	3 credits
	Total	21 credits
Elective Core Requirements
Consult with your advisor on appropriate courses to meet the elective requirement. Courses offered by the department need to be given first consideration before taking courses outside of the department.
	Elective Total	9 credits
*The EDLF 622 requirement can be completed utilizing the course Public Education and the Law, a two-hour course taught at the law school.
Sufficient elective courses in the Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations must be taken to total 30 hours together with the above courses and electives. J.D./M.Ed. students will be required to take the above requirements, including a comprehensive examination. Exceptions or alternative requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will normally be granted only to accommodate extraordinary scheduling conflicts individual students may encounter between the two programs of study. All other M.Ed. requirements, including the comprehensive examination will remain the same.
	Total	39 credits