PhD/Law

Joint degree students may elect to begin their course of study in either the School of Law or the Department of Computer Science. Faculty advisors from each academic unit will participate in planning and supervising each student’s joint program. Students will be enrolled full time in the Law school for the first year of that program and may be required to be enrolled full time in the Computer Science Department for one or more quarters (as specified by the CS Department). At all other times, enrollment may be in either academic unit and students may choose courses from either program regardless of where enrolled. Students must satisfy the requirements for both the JD and the PhD degrees as specified in the Stanford Bulletin or elsewhere. The sequencing and scheduling for individual joint degree students may vary substantially depending on background, interests, and the guidance of faculty advisors from both academic units.

Joint degree students may elect to begin their course of study in either the School of Law or the Department of Computer Science. Faculty advisors from each academic unit will participate in planning and supervising each student’s joint program. Students will be enrolled full time in the Law school for the first year of that program and may be required to be enrolled full time in the Computer Science Department for one or more quarters (as specified by the CS Department). At all other times, enrollment may be in either academic unit and students may choose courses from either program regardless of where enrolled. Students must satisfy the requirements for both the JD and the PhD degrees as specified in the Stanford Bulletin or elsewhere. The sequencing and scheduling for individual joint degree students may vary substantially depending on background, interests, and the guidance of faculty advisors from both academic units.