Law (Doctor of Jurisprudence) and Master of Library Science

The dual MLS-J.D. program is intended for students who want to enter law librarianship, in which the law degree is usually required for top positions, and for students who want to enter the legal profession with the training and ability to do their own legal bibliography and research. Students must be admitted to both the School of Library and Information Science and the I.U. School of Law. Simultaneous application to the two schools in strongly recommended. The two degrees must be awarded simultaneously.

In addition to the SLIS S401 pre-requisite, students must complete:

1. The MLS Foundation courses (15 credit hours).
2. Other required SLIS courses (6 cr.):S654 (L530) - Law Librarianship and S525 (L628) - Government Information
3. SLIS elective courses of which S533 (L570) - Online Searching and S640 (L608) - Seminar in Intellectual Freedom are particularly appropriate, sufficient to bring the total of SLIS credit hours completed to 30.

A minimum of 79 credit hours is required from the I.U. School of Law. For specific requirements see the entry for the dual MLS-JD program in the I.U. School of Law Bulletin.

Related Links:

• I.U. School of Law
• I.U. Law Library
  Tied for #1 for top law library per the Herald Times 10/28/04: "The National Jurist magazine ranked 183 law libraries on criteria such as number of volumes and ratio of librarians to students."
• I.U. Law Library Monthly Newsletter
• American Association of Law Libraries: Scholarships
• Law and Political Science Section, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Special Libraries Association - Legal Division

Note on Tuition Costs:

Students in SLIS dual-degree programs may find variance in their tuition charges. There is not a standardized method of coding students in dual-degree programs. The School of Library and Information Science, the University Graduate School, the Law School, the School of Music, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Journalism, and other academic units each charge different graduate tuition rates per credit hour. You will be coded in one school. If, as you near the half-way point in your dual degree program, you will contact either school (SLIS or your other unit), we can arrange to change your coding so that they second half of your degree will be charged at the other unit's tuition rate. Check with the Recorder of either school if you have questions.