If you are not participating in an approved dual degree program, you may receive credit for up to six credit hours of graduate-level study in non-law courses taken from other schools within Vanderbilt University.
If you are participating in a dual degree programs, you are not eligible for additional non-law elective credits beyond those permitted by your program.
If you wish to take a non-law elective course other than those on the law school's approved list and earn credit toward your J.D. degree, you must submit a written petition to the Assistant Dean for Academic Life for approval. A proposed course will be approved only if you demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the course and the study of law.
