The Rutgers School of Social Work and the Rutgers School of Law in Camden and the Rutgers School of Law in Newark have established an accelerated Dual Degree Program in Law and Social Work, through which a student can obtain both JD and MSW degrees. The program is conducted jointly by the Graduate School of Social Work, the Newark Law School, and the Camden Law School. The faculties of all three units have approved this program.With the accelerated program, a full- time student can expect to complete the requirements for the two degrees in four years rather than the five years normally needed to complete both degrees separately. A student wishing to receive the two degrees will need to satisfy the admissions requirements of the School of Social Work and one of the Law Schools, and then needs to meet the academic standards of both programs throughout the course of study.Currently, the Graduate School of Social Work program is a two-year, sixty-credit program or a four-year part-time program. The Camden Law School and Newark Law School programs are three-year 84-credits programs. Each program will award a student in the dual degree program 12 credit hours for course work in the other program, for a total of twenty-four credit hours. The Camden Law School or the Newark Law School will give Law School credit for the following Social Work three credit courses: Methods of Social Work Research II, Social Welfare Policy and Services II, Advanced Practice I, and Advanced Practice II. The Graduate School of Social Work will recognize any four advanced Camden or Newark Law School three credit courses (2nd or 3rd year courses) as meeting the twelve credits of electives now required. The dual degree program is appropriate for students in Social Work Nonprofit and Public Management (NPPM) or Clinical Social Work concentration who desire a legal foundation which will enhance their ability to function within the contemporary social service and social policy environments. The dual degree program is appropriate for law students who anticipate careers in the social service and social policy sectors of our society.