JD/MDiv
Under an arrangement between the Wake Forest University School of Law and Divinity School, students may pursue a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree while completing their Juris Doctor (JD). The JD/Master of Divinity (JD/MDiv) joint degree program promotes an interdisciplinary conversation between religion and law, provides a different vocational perspective not found in the single law or divinity concentration, and enriches the professional knowledge and experience of students who want to pursue careers in law or divinity.
The JD/MDiv joint degree program prepares students from diverse ministry experiences and theological perspectives for religious leadership and will benefit students who are interested in pursuing careers in the professions of law and clergy.
The JD/MDiv joint degree program combines the three-year law curriculum and the three-year divinity curriculum into a five-year program. The first two years of work will be completed in either the School of Law or the School of Divinity. The third and fourth year will complete the requirements of the alternate school. Students will enroll in each school for one semester during the fifth year, completing any remaining degree requirements and elective courses that are dual-degree appropriate.
When undertaken as part of the joint JD/MDiv program, the JD degree requires completion of 75 hours of law course work including the degree requirements prescribed by the Law School for graduation.
Students will be provided a faculty advisor from each school to help guide them through the program and its curriculum. To make the most of the degree program, students will meet with both advisors at least once during each semester.
Candidates for the JD/MDiv joint degree must apply both to the School of Law and the School of Divinity, following the admissions requirements of the respective programs, and be accepted to each program in order to pursue a dual degree.
Students must notify the law school of their intention to pursue a dual degree before undertaking the program by completing the Notice of Intention to Pursue a Dual Degree Form.
Notify the Law School
Students must notify the Law School of their intention to pursue a joint degree before undertaking the program.