The MSJ Program at Seton Hall Law is a 30-credit degree and students must elect to pursue the health law track, the intellectual property law track or a dual track.
A total of 30 credits is needed to graduate from the MSJ Program. All credits must be completed within six years of entry into the Program in order to graduate.
All MSJ students are required to take the following classes:
- The Legal System, Research and Writing I
- The Legal System, Research and Writing II
- Business Law Survey
In addition to these three courses, MSJ students must take the requirements listed below for the track of study they have chosen: Intellectual Property, Health Law or Dual Degree.
Health Law Track Requirements:
- Health Law for MSJs: Health Care Organizations
- Health Law for MSJs: Patient Rights & Public Health
- Constitutional Law (highly recommended) or Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Track Requirements:
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright or Trademarks or Patent Law
- Constitutional Law or Health Law for MSJs: Health Care Organizations
Dual Degree Health Law & Intellectual Property Track Requirements:
- Health Law for MSJs: Health Care Organizations
- Health Law for MSJs: Patient Rights & Public Health
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright or Trademarks or Patent Law
Remaining credits are satisfied by taking either health law or intellectual property law electives. Students in either track may take other pre-approved electives such as Administrative Law, Non-Profit Organizations, Antitrust, Employment Law, Products Liability or Disability Law.
GRADING SYSTEM & ACADEMIC STANDING
MSJ students are graded on a three-point system: High Pass (HP), Pass (P), Low Pass (LP) and Fail (F). The majority of students receive Passes in most of their courses with High Pass and Low Pass grades reserved for students whose performance is significantly stronger or weaker than the average class performance.
MSJ students do not receive a GPA. Each student's transcript lists the grade received in each course.
The three-point system may be equated with the following traditional grades:
A- or higher equals HP
B or B+ equals P
B- or lower equals LP
F equals Fail
MSJ students are expected to achieve Passes in most of their courses. Students with two Low Passes are eligible to graduate. However, students who receive a third Low Pass that is not offset by a grade of High Pass in the same semester (or in the semester immediately following the semester in which the student received the third Low Pass) will not be eligible to graduate. For purposes of this policy, a High Pass will cancel out a Low Pass even if the number of credits in the two courses are different.
Students with five grades of High Pass that are not offset by grades of Low Pass will graduate with Honors from the MSJ Program. Thus, a student could graduate with honors, for example, with five High Passes and no Low Passes, six High Passes and one Low Pass, or seven High Passes and two Low Passes.
The full MSJ Academic Policy may be downloaded HERE.
For additional information, please contact Helen A. Cummings at 973-642-8380 or by email helen.cummings@shu.edu.