Degrees
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M.A.
30 credit hours with one required class and an area of specialization. Choose to complete your degree with a thesis, portfolio or comprehensive exam. Rolling admissions.![Two female law school students looking at each other while seated in a classroom; other students are facing the camera but blurry](/sites/indigenous/files/images/2021/LawSchoolClassroom.jpg)
Joint M.A./J.D. with KU Law
A joint degree that takes 3 to 4 years to complete. Must apply to both programs separately. If accepted, you'll take your first year's classes in the law school. Rolling admissions.![Thirteen men and women in two rows smile in front of a large tree.](/sites/indigenous/files/images/2021/2017_Cohort.jpg)
Graduate Certificate
12-credit-hour credential with one required class. Choose your other three courses from a preapproved course list. Current KU grad students and non-KU students can apply.![Four students bent over a long table, working on handouts for an educational event](/sites/indigenous/files/images/2021/Rain_Maddie_Lynn_Matt_CreatingDayOfCreativityActivity_0.jpg)
Non-degree-seeking
Interested in taking an ISP class but don't want to go for a degree? Choose our non-degree-seeking option!![Native man's lower arm, hand and side dressed in beaded regalia of light blue with red, brown, white and yellow accents, standing in front of a green field](/sites/indigenous/files/images/2021/FreddyGipp_Regalia_0.jpg)