The main features of the joint degree program:

• 12 hours of eligible JD course work can be applied to the MS (NDR) degree
• It is possible to complete both degrees in 3 years
• Many of the MS courses are available in intensive (one or two-week) schedule formats during evenings in term-time, spring and fall breaks, and summers
• 9 hours of MS-NDR eligible coursework can be applied to the JD degree

The MS-NDR Program requirements (total 32 credits):

• 10 hours of foundation course work and 8 hours of skills and processes
• 2 hours in culture and conflict
• 9 hours in electives
• 3 hour capstone practicum or thesis

The JD Program requirements:

• 34 hours of first-year required courses
• 23 hours of upper-class required courses
• 37 hours of electives
  • May include up to 9 hours of MS-NDR coursework
• Students must meet an academic residency requirement of 6 semesters of full-time enrollment (or its part-time equivalent). For this purpose, full-time enrollment requires carrying at least 10 hours of JD course work.

LAW SCHOOL COURSES AUTOMATICALLY ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER INTO THE MS-NDR PROGRAM (Law courses listed in the MS-NDR curriculum may be taken as Law School electives and will also count toward the MS-NDR degree. A maximum of 12 Law School semester hours may be transferred to the MS-NDR degree.)

• LAW 306 Civic Organizing and Democracy (3)
• LAW 310 Alternative Dispute Resolution (2)
• LAW 315 Arbitration (2)
• LAW 350 Elder Law (3)
• LAW 357 Marriage and Divorce (4)
• LAW 373 International Business Transactions (3)
• LAW 376 Health Care Law (2)
• LAW 381 Labor Law (3)
• LAW 404 Mediation Process (3)
• LAW 410 Negotiation (3)
• LAW 423 International Law (3)

MS-NDR COURSES ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER INTO THE JD PROGRAM (Up to 9 hours of MS-NDR course credit may be transferred into the JD Program.)

• NDR 600 Dynamics of Conflict Resolution (3)
• NDR 606 Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Conflict Resolution (2)
• NDR 611 Facilitation and Group Processes (2)
• NDR 615 Negotiation (3)
• NDR 690 Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Families (2)
• NDR 692 Leadership Theories, Models and Behaviors (3)
• NDR 694 Human Rights, Poverty, Medicine and Health: An International Perspective (2)
• NDR 700 Engaging in Bioethical Conflict (2)
  

Application Requirements:
Students must apply separately for each program. A fast-track admissions procedure to the JD-MS program will be granted to law students who have satisfactorily completed the first semester of law school. These students need only submit an application form and a letter from the Law School attesting to their standing. Others applying for admission must submit a full application to both the Law School and Graduate School, including applicable test scores. For more information, please e-mail The Werner Institute (wernerinfo@creighton.edu), visit us in the Law School (Room 223), or visit our website (www.creighton.edu/werner).