Overview

School of Canon Law / School of Canon Law is located in Washington, DC.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Juris Doctor/Licentiate in Canon Law (JD/JCL)
Master of Communication Arts (MCA)	Church administration
Doctor of Canon Law (JCD)	Canon law
Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL)	Canon law
Master of Arts (MA)	Master's of Church Administration
Master of Science in Church Management (MSCM)	Church administration

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	20
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Fluency in canonical Latin
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Fluency in canonical Latin

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

38

Applied

33

Accepted

28

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, two letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum A- average, JCL

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

98

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.12%
Black or African American	3.06%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.02%
Asian	5.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.12%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (90%)

Female (9%)

Faculty

5

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 0

Male (4)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ecclesiology and the Sacrament of Orders, procedural law, temporal goods, matrimonial jurisprudence, sacramental and liturgical law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20064
United States

Contact Msgr. Ronny Jenkins
Dean
Email: cua-canonlaw@cua.edu
Phone: -319-5492
Fax: 202-319-4187

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