Special Doctoral Degree

Joint Doctoral/Ordination Program
Students who wish to study simultaneously for the PhD degree and rabbinic ordination may apply to The Graduate School and The Rabbinical School for admission to the joint doctoral/ordination program. Students currently enrolled in The Rabbinical School are also eligible to apply no earlier than the fourth year of rabbinical school. Each school will follow its own admissions procedures. Upon the approval of the student's doctoral adviser, the course requirements for the PhD can be met in part by courses taken in The Rabbinical School in the student's field of concentration. All requirements for the doctoral degree (course work, foreign languages, examinations, and dissertation) remain in effect. To be considered for fellowships, students must take a minimum of fifteen doctoral program credits per year.