Dual-Degree: Juris Doctor/LL.M. in Insurance Law
Program: Juris Doctor/LL.M. in Insurance Law
Cooperating Institution: University of Connecticut School of Law, Insurance Law Center
The JD/LL.M. in Insurance Law Advanced Standing Program is designed for students whose career goals are focused on a practice in insurance law, be it a financial services company, in private law firms, regulatory agency, insurance company, healthcare organization, corporate legal department or academic and non-profit institution. With a flexible curriculum and course of study option, the program is suitable to most schedules. The School of Law offers day and evening course, while the Insurance Law Center's curriculum may be taken on a full or part time basis, with courses scheduled in late afternoon and evening.
Admission Requirements and Course of Study: All students who wish to pursue advanced standing status must first be granted separate admission into both programs. Student with advanced standing status may obtain both degrees in as little as 3 ½ years, compared with 4-5 years, if the two degrees are pursued separately. All advanced standing candidates must take the required curriculum of the School of Law. JD students from any law school have the option of working toward an LL.M. in Insurance Law while still a JD candidate. Up to 12 credits of insurance law classes taken at the law school as part of the JD program may be applied towards the LL.M. degree requirements with the permission of the LL.M. program Director. Full time, day division JD candidates at the School of Law who are in good academic standing may apply to the LL.M. program by submitting an abbreviated LL.M. application during their fourth, fifth or sixth semesters. Part time students may apply upon reaching comparable milestones. Students at other U.S. law schools may apply to become advanced standing students during their fourth semester of law school. Accepted students will be provisionally admitted to the LL.M. program and will spend their final JD year at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Up to 12 credits of the insurance law curriculum taken at the University of Connecticut School of Law may be transferred with the permission of the LL.M. program Director. (Please note: the JD degree will not be awarded by the University of Connecticut School of Law but rather by the advanced standing student's home school).
Completion Requirements: In addition to satisfaction of the requirements of both programs of study, advanced standing candidates are required to complete these programs concurrently. The final award of transfer credit is contingent upon completion of both programs.
Transfer Agreement: The JD degree program requires completion of 86 credits (including all required first-year courses, a course in Legal Ethics and Responsibility, and an intensive, analytical paper which satisfies a writing requirement). The LL.M. degree program requires completion of 24 credits (including the core Principles of Insurance course as well as a 3 credit Thesis. The Insurance Law Center will accept a maximum of 12 credits from the University of Connecticut School of Law insurance curriculum only, upon permission of the program Director. These credits, as well as the grade achieved for these courses, will be transferred towards the Insurance Law LL.M. Program after both acceptance to the LL.M. program and graduation from the JD program of Law for transfer. (All law school courses, regardless of credit hours, are considered one course).
Law Courses Acceptable for Transfer to the LL.M. Program (12 Credits):
- The Insurance Law LL.M. program may accept up to 12 credits of the insurance law curriculum from the University of Connecticut School of Law designated as such by the Director of the LL.M. program, to be applied towards the LL.M. degree requirements.
Faculty Advisors
University of Connecticut School of Law
Office of Admissions
Karen DeMeola, Assistant Dean for Admissions
39 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860/570-5100
University of Connecticut Insurance Law Center
Professor Peter Kochenburger, Executive Director
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
860/570-5288, 860/570-5177
