2015-2016 Graduate Bulletin

MA Forensic Psychology and JD Dual Program

The four-year Forensic Psychology MA/JD offers qualified students the opportunity to earn both a Master of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology and a Juris Doctor degree in Law from New York Law School. The curriculum is composed of the existing required and elective courses for the MA and for the JD, requiring a combined total of 128 credits, including 42 credits for the completion of the MA Program in Forensic Psychology and 86 credits for the completion of the JD Program in Law. However, 12 New York Law School credits focusing on mental disability law will be credited towards both the JD and the MA Program. Likewise 12 MA credits from the John Jay Forensic Psychology MA Program will be credited to the New York Law School JD program. Consequently, due to the 24 transfer credits applied in the dual degree program, the actual number of credits taken will be 104, resulting in graduation for full-time students in four years instead of five. More information can be found at www.jjay.cuny.edu/ma-jd-forensic-psychology-and-law. Program Coordinator: Professor James Wulach, jwulach@jjay.cuny.edu.