MSL-IP Degree Requirements for U.S. Graduates

To earn the M.S.L-IP degree, U.S. graduates must fulfill the following requirements: completion of 24 credit hours; attendance for an enrollment period of a minimum of two consecutive semesters; completion of Fundamental Issues in U.S. Law (6694); and achievement of a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00 at the time all requirements are met.

U.S. students who are full time (those enrolled for 9 or more credit hours per semester) are expected to complete all degree requirements within one calendar year of matriculation; those who are part time (enrolled for 8 or fewer credit hours per semester) are expected to complete all degree requirements within two calendar years of matriculation. Determination of the applicable time limit will be made on the basis of the number of credit hours for which the student enrolls in the first semester of his or her degree program. Students may be granted extensions of these time limits under appropriate circumstances. The Law School may exclude a student from further study once the student’s degree requirements are satisfied. Graduate students may be excluded or put on probation for low scholarship or for violation of the Law School or University Codes; the procedure for reinstatement is as described in the respective sections of the Bulletin for Juris Doctor degree students.