Joint LLB/Juris Doctor (JD) with Columbia University, New York

After successfully completing the first year of the LLB Law programme, you may apply to transfer to the double degree programme that leads to a Bachelor of Laws honours degree from UCL and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University in New York. The Juris Doctor (or J.D.) is the American equivalent of the LLB.

Only two students per year are permitted to transfer onto this double degree programme. Selection is based on academic merit and will have major financial implications for the students involved.

Students in the double degree programme spend two years at UCL and a further two years at Columbia Law School in New York. After completing all four years of study, successful candidates will be awarded the LLB and J.D. degrees.

Applicants who are interested in this double degree programme should apply through UCAS for admission to the LLB Law programme. At the end of the first year of study, UCL Laws will inform you of the procedures for applying to transfer to the double degree programme.

This programme is recognised by the two main legal professional bodies, the Bar Council and the Law Society, for the purpose of exemption from the academic stage of their professional examinations.

Please note: this programme is not available through UCAS. There is no opportunity to express a preference for this double degree programme at the initial application stage.