The JDPhD (Criminology and Sociolegal Studies) Program allows students to complement the internal study of law (jurisprudence, doctrinal analysis, legal theory) with an external study of criminal justice and law that uses social science methodologies and theoretical frameworks. This program provides rigorous training in both, and yields graduates with enhances skills, perspective, and capacity to produce excellent interdisciplinary scholarship. The JDPhD (Criminology and Sociolegal Studies) Combined Program allows students to meet the requirements for the JD and reach the “all but dissertation” stage of the PhD one year sooner than if the two degrees were taken sequentially. Successful candidates will qualify for the JD degree at the end of the fourth year of study. They will also have completed their PhD comprehensive exam requirement. In the summer after year 4 they will complete their dissertation proposal and achieve candidacy for the PhD. They will qualify for the PhD degree upon completing a doctoral dissertation in the years following the fourth year of study. The program is offered jointly by the Faculty of Law and the Department of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto.