University of Maryland School of Law : Catalog, 1988-1989

sciences. It is university-wide, interdisciplinary
program with
courses available on all campuses
of the university.
The Master of Arts in Liberal
Education helps students to develop
the skills of the liberal arts
through the study and discussion of
works that are among the richest
sources of our Western intellectual
tradition. The degree is offered
through the Graduate Institute in
Liberal Education at St. John's
College in Annapolis.
The Master of Policy Sciences
program teaches students the concepts
and skills for analyzing policy
alternatives in both the public and
private domains. This degree is offered
through the Policy Sciences
Graduate Program at the University
of Maryland Baltimore County.
The purpose of the Master of
Public Management program is to
develop the critical analytical skills
necessary to the formulation and
management of public sector programs.
It is offered through the
School of Public Affairs at the
University of Maryland College
Park.
The Master of Social Work
program exposes students to issues
and methods of social work and to
the relationships between social
work programs and the legal system.
It is offered through the University
of Maryland School of Social
Work and Community
Planning at the Baltimore City
campus.
Candidates for dual degree programs
must apply for admission to
the law school as well as to one of
the graduate schools and must
meet each school's admission criteria.
Students already enrolled in
the law school may enter the program
no later than the completion
of the second year in the School of
Law. However, interested students
are urged to enter prior to the start
of the second year.
Under the dual program, 75
credits in law school coupled with
39 credits in business courses, 21
credits in criminal justice courses,
36 credits in liberal education
courses, 30 credits in policy science
courses, 39 credits in public
affairs courses or 51 credits in social
work courses are required for
graduation.
Grade averages in the School
of Law and the graduate programs
are computed separately, and students
are eligible for honors in
each based on the existing criteria.
Students must meet passing requirements
in each school to continue
in the program. However, a
student failing in one school, but
meeting passing requirements in
the other, may complete work for
the degree in the school in which
he or she is able to maintain a
passing average. Of course, such
completion must be upon the same
conditions (credit hours, residency,
etc.) as required of regular (nondual
program) degree candidates.
Financial aid is handled independently
by each school; therefore,
financial aid applications
should be submitted to both
schools. Students' schedules must
be approved by the law school advisor
for the dual program, Dean
Hornstein, and by the advisor designated
by the other school.
For purposes of the residency
requirement, a student in a dual
degree program may treat as credits
earned at the law school up to
nine credits earned at the other
school. The credits are counted toward
the residency requirement in
the semester or summer in which
they are earned at the other
school. These residency credits
must be earned after the student
enters the law school. However, if
the student obtains the other degree
in a dual program before or at
the same time as the Juris Doctor
degree, the student may apply up
to nine credits earned in the other
program before entering the law
school. Any nonlaw credits applied
toward a student's Juris Doctor degree
requirements must be approved
in advance by Dean Hornstein.
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