圣约翰大学

As a student in the J.D./LL.M. joint degree program, you complete both your J.D. degree and your LL.M. in Bankruptcy degree in as little as seven semesters. The joint degree program can reduce by half both the time and expense of obtaining your Bankruptcy Degree. How does it work? The LL.M. in Bankruptcy courses you take as a J.D. student will count toward the credits needed for your J.D. degree. In addition, up to 12 of those credits can also count toward the 24 credits needed for your LL.M. in Bankruptcy degree. You will receive your J.D. degree upon completion of the J.D. degree requirements and your LL.M. in Bankruptcy degree upon the completion of the additional LL.M. degree requirements. (You must complete your J.D. degree and be formally admitted into the LL.M. program in order to receive the LL.M. degree.)

The joint J.D./LL.M. in Bankruptcy degree program is designed to be as flexible as possible. The program is open to both St. John’s students and J.D. candidates at any ABA-accredited law school. While we strongly recommend that you apply to and be admitted into the J.D./LL.M. program before taking any LL.M. in Bankruptcy courses, LL.M. courses completed before you apply may count toward your LL.M. degree if you are later admitted into the LL.M. program. Indeed, as long as you are admitted into the LL.M. program within two years after graduating from the J.D. program, any LL.M. courses you completed as a J.D. student will count toward the requirements for your LL.M. in Bankruptcy degree. Thus, you may apply before you take any LL.M. courses, while you are taking LL.M. courses, or within two years after your J.D. graduation. However, the program is selective and admission is not guaranteed regardless of how many LL.M. courses you completed as a J.D. student. Thus, you must be accepted into the LL.M. program before taking.

Our curriculum is rich and interdisciplinary. In addition to more than two dozen specialized LL.M. in Bankruptcy courses, the full range of J.D. courses plus many M.B.A. courses are available as electives, subject to the Director’s approval. Special rules apply to J.D. and M.B.A. elective courses taken by joint degree students. Contact the Director if you want to apply these credits to your LL.M. degree requirements. The Advanced Research Seminar (thesis preparation) presents a special challenge if taken during the J.D. phase of the joint degree program. Students rarely complete a thesis early, but you must at least produce a draft that can be graded during the semester if you intend to apply any thesis credit to your J.D. degree.