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MIA and JD
30 SIPA credits + 83 Law School credits
(10 of the 83 credits required for the JD can be earned in  SIPA courses)

2 semesters in residence at SIPA + 6 semesters in residence at the Law School

MIA/J.D. Dual Degree Curriculum Overview

Dual-degree students are required to fulfill the SIPA and Law School core requirements outlined below. For a list of courses that fulfill SIPA core requirements, please refer to the SIPA Registration Guide produced at the beginning of each semester.

Core Requirements – SIPA

Dual-degree MIA/JD students must fulfill the SIPA MIA Core requirements.  Dual-degree students are not required to complete a functional or regional concentration at SIPA.

U6800 Conceptual Foundations of International Politics (4 credits)
U4595/4596 International Economics or U4600/4601 International Economic Analysis (6 credits)
One course in Interstate Relations (3 credits)
Two Courses in Regional Context (6 credits)
One Course in International Policy Analysis and Management (3 credits)
U4320 Statistics and Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
U4040 Professional Development (1 credit)
One Internship (0-6 credits)

Foreign Language Proficiency-Proficiency in a language other than English is required for graduation from SIPA. This requirement may be met in any of three ways:

  1. As a native speaker of a language other than English, who can also read and write that language.
  2. By passing a language proficiency test.
  3. By achieving a grade of B or better in an Intermediate Level II (fourth semester) language course at Columbia.

Note: Students may pursue any language course they wish at SIPA. However, elementary I or II courses cannot count toward the SIPA degree requirement of 54 points.

General requirements for the J.D. degree

  • 83 academic points (10 of which can be earned in SIPA courses)
  • 6 terms of full-time residency
  • 2 writing credits, at least one of which is a major writing credit
  • 40 hours of certified pro bono work
  • All required courses (Legal Methods, Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure, Legal Practice Workshop, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Professional Responsibility, 1L Elective ).

For a full explanation of J.D. requirements, students should visit http://www.law.columbia.edu/academics/registrar/gradreq

SIPA Contact Info

Office of Admissions                                                    
408 IAB, 854-6216                                                    
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/
Matt Clemons, Director, Admissions                            
mc2793@columbia.edu           

Office of Computing
1513B IAB, 854-8347
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/sipac/
Harpreet Mahajan, Director
mahajan@columbia.edu

Office of Career Services         
420 IAB, 854-4613    
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ocs/
Meg Heenehan, Director
mh374@columbia.edu            

Office of Student Affairs                                                          
612 IAB, 854-8690                                                                
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/prog/
Caroline Kay, Assistant Dean                                      
cck11@columbia.edu
Claudio Vargas, Assistant Director, Financial Aid         
csv3@columbia.edu

Law School Contact Information

Office of Admissions
Suite 513, Wm & June Warren Hall
Admissions@law.columbia.edu
Phone:(212) 854-2670
Fax: (212) 854-1109                                                   

Information Technology Department
Jerome Greene Hall 731 or 216I
helpdesk@law.columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854-1370

Office of Career Services
Jerome Greene Annex  (next to Faculty House)
careerservices@law.columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854-5672

Student Services
5th Floor, Wm & June Warren Hall
Student_Services@law.columbia.edu   
(212) 854-2395

Registration Services
Suite 500, Wm & June Warren Hall
Registrar@law.columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854-2668                                   

Law School Financial Aid
Suite 509, Wm & June Warren Hall
Financial_Aid@law.col