Admission
S.J.D. Admissions
The Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree is the terminal degree in law designed for individuals interested in academia. If you are seeking an academic position at a college or university, an S.J.D. will stand you in good stead. The McKinney S.J.D. program is extremely selective in the students it accepts.
There is no set curriculum for the S.J.D. It is a research-based degree. To complete your candidacy, you’ll be required to produce a dissertation of publishable quality.
To be eligible for admission as an S.J.D. candidate, an applicant must satisfy the following criteria:- Hold a J.D. or LL.B. degree
- hold the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from an ABA accredited law school;
- Submit a dissertation proposal that is sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to demonstrate that the dissertation will constitute an original and substantial contribution, of publishable quality, to legal scholarship.
- obtain the written agreement of a tenured member of the McKinney law faculty who has agreed to serve as dissertation supervisor.
Provide examples of prior written work of high quality.
To learn more about the S.J.D. program and find out how you can become a candidate, contact Noah Joseph, director of graduate admissions, who will be happy to talk with you about specifics. He can be reached at nosjosep@iupui.edu or 317-278-4701.
Last Updated: February, 2014.