A joint degree in Women’s History and Law is offered in cooperation with Pace University Law School. Students in this program earn both a Master of Arts and a Juris Doctor. By taking courses that count toward both degrees, students in the joint program can earn the M.A. and the J.D. in four years of full-time study. This program may also be completed on a part-time basis. If you are interested in the joint degree program, you must apply separately to each school. Once admitted to both, you qualify for the joint degree. Requirements for the two degrees include a total of 120 credits, 20 of which are applicable to both programs. Each school accepts up to 10 credits from the other school to satisfy requirements.

Program Details

Full-time students can earn both degrees in four years (instead of five). Part-time students are also welcome. The joint degree program requires a total of 120 credits, 20 of which are applicable to both programs.

Program Benefits

Upgraded career possibilities. Many people hold law degrees, but few also have a graduate degree in women’s history from a highly prestigious institution. The combination will open many doors. Increased impact in advocacy. The two degrees empower graduates to advocate for women from a position of greater authority. Enhanced capacity for critical thinking and intellectual work. Some people find that a legal education is too narrowly focused. By training their minds in two disciplines—law and history—graduates of the joint degree program greatly enhance their ability to think and write. Increased knowledge of women’s issues and history. Few law school courses focus on women’s issues and even fewer focus on history. This background broadens the context for both thought and action. The Sarah Lawrence experience. Sarah Lawrence is well known for its unique approach to teaching. Students flourish in our challenging environment of small seminars, independent study and one-on-one mentoring.

Opportunities for Graduates

• Attorney
• Advocate
• Activist
• Lobbyist
• Educator
• Leader
• Innovator

Admission and Financial Aid

To qualify for the joint program, students must apply separately to each school. Financial aid applications also must be made to each school. (You may receive financial aid from only one school per semester.)

About Pace Law School

Located in White Plains, New York, some 25 miles north of New York City, Pace University School of Law was founded in 1976. The school is known for its excellence in various emerging areas of law. Pace Law School emphasizes the Socratic Method and experiential teaching through clinics, simulation courses and externships.

Students in the joint-degree program have the opportunity to participate in the Women’s Justice Center based at Pace Law School, which hosts various programs, sponsors research and represents hundreds of victims of domestic violence each year.

For More Information

Emanuel Lomax
Director of Graduate Admissions
Sarah Lawrence College
Slonim House
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 395-2371
elomax@sarahlawrence.edu

Pace Law School
Admissions Office
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
(914) 422-4210
admissions@law.pace.edu