Sequencing of Courses
Students who have been admitted to both programs and intend to pursue the joint degree program must complete the first twenty-nine (29) credits of required courses in the J.D. program. After the completion of these 29 hours, course enrollment in either program or both concurrently is permitted.
Law Courses that Count Toward the Master’s Degree
Students may apply a maximum of 12 hours of law electives toward their master’s degree from the following courses:
LAW 987 Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and the Indigenous Nations (3) (ISP 883)
LAW 914 Federal Indian Law (3) (ISP 824)
LAW 879 Comparative Law (3) (ISP 876)
LAW 975 Public Lands and Natural Resources (3) (ISP 877)
LAW 967 Native American Natural Resources (3) (ISP 882)
LAW 974 Public International Law (3)
LAW ___ Special Topics in American Indian Law (3) (courses taught on occasion such as Indian Gaming)
LAW 998 Tribal Judicial Support Clinic (2 or 3)
Master’s Courses That Count Toward J.D.
Students may apply nine (9) credit hours of master’s work toward their J.D. degree from the following courses:
ANTH 562 Mexamerica (LAA 302 / LAA 602)
ANTH 603 Shamanism Past and Present
ANTH 775 Seminar Cultural Anthropology: Indigenous Development Latin America (LAA 602)
GEOG 570 Geography of American Indians
GEOG 571 Topics: Indigenous Cartographies
HIST 890 Collqm American Hist 1492-1800
ISP 601/801 Indigenous Peoples of the World
ISP 614 Decolonizing Narratives
ISP 800 Indigenous Issues in the United States
ISP 804 Smnr: Issues in the study of Native American Religious Traditions (REL 775 / AMS 998)
POLS 684 Internatl Law:State&Individual (GIST 750 / GIST 501)