Double Degree Programme:
Columbia Law School
Grading/ Award of Degrees
The LLB will be awarded from LSE on the basis of the student's performance on the final (second) year of study at the LSE and first year of study at Columbia Law School, in parity with other LLB students at LSE whose degrees are awarded on the basis of their results in year 2 and year 3 (Part I and Part II). Grades awarded in individual subjects taken in the first year of study at Columbia Law School will be weighted and translated so as to fall within the LSE degree-awarding rules. A standardised formula is used for grade translation, based on the proportionate distribution of grades at Columbia Law School as compared to LSE.
The JD will be awarded on the basis of the grades achieved by the student during the two years' course of study at Columbia.
In the event that students
choose to take an essay course at Columbia, it is recommended that they submit
all of their coursework by the regular deadline and not seek an extension, in
order to allow for all of their grades at Columbia to be assigned and provided
to LSE in time for LSE's exam board (usually held in June) at which LLB degrees
are awarded. If coursework is completed too late, whether or not because an
extension was granted, the award of the student's LSE degree may be delayed by
as much as one year.
Please visit the links on the right for further information.
