Coordinated JD/PhD Program

The Law School offers a coordinated degree program with the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Students in the program earn a JD and a PhD, allowing them to integrate the study of law with their doctoral studies. To be admitted to the program, students must apply to and be separately admitted to both the Law School and to GSAS.   The program is open to students interested in any GSAS department. For more information, see the JD/PhD Program Description. In recognition of the expense of legal education, and  the Law School has also established a financial assistance program for eligible JD/PHD students.  Additional questions about the coordinated JD/PhD program may be addressed to Julie Barton, HLS Joint and Concurrent Degree Advisor, and to Rise Shepsle, GSAS Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.