Juris Master (JM) in Compliance Navigating Regulatory Landscapes
30
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Navigate Legal Requirements for Operation with Liberty’s Online Juris Master (JM) in Compliance
Most companies and organizations have anxiety about meeting ever-changing compliance requirements from government agencies. From health codes to harassment policies, professionals in every industry must meet regulations or face fines and penalties.
Liberty’s online Juris Master in Compliance can help equip you with critical expertise in the regulation and policy matters that affect all fields of business and nonprofit organizations. With an administrative state of regulatory bodies constantly updating requirements, companies and professionals need more expertise in handling compliance-related matters in corporate, privacy, financial, and educational institutions.
The Juris Master in Compliance focuses on the rules and regulations that govern business, healthcare, nonprofits, education, and any industry that is engaged with local or federal governments. Compliance law professionals who know the rules and regulations that govern their industry can better navigate the potential hazards of compliance successfully. For non-lawyer professionals who do not intend to practice law but want to study advanced legal principles, the online JM in Compliance can provide one of the best paths to becoming a compliance and policy expert.
Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Juris Master in Compliance?
An increasing number of professionals who do not need a Juris Doctor need to understand the law to enhance their professional expertise in their fields. Liberty’s Juris Master is designed to offer an alternative to a residential Juris Doctor degree.
This master’s degree is taught from a Christian worldview and can help you understand essential legal concepts in health policy and law without the commitment of a residential Juris Doctor degree. Professionals who need to understand legal policy and regulations that influence the functioning of businesses, educational institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies can benefit from a broad-based and in-depth study of legal issues and compliance for their industry.
What Will You Study in Our Online Juris Master in Compliance Degree Program?
Liberty’s JM in Compliance is designed to equip you with an in-depth study of the American legal system as well as specialized compliance issues that may arise in your field.
The core of the online JM degree provides training in legal systems, legal analysis, research of law topics, and a history of law to give you a thorough background in legal studies. You can gain knowledge about legal issues that surround the healthcare industry while developing your critical thinking, reasoning, and writing skills. Because Liberty University is a Christian university and desires to Train Champions for Christ in the law and policy field, the online Juris Master program is grounded in biblical ethics and professional responsibility that reflects a Christian worldview.
Depending upon which electives you choose, the topics you study could include laws related to health care compliance, corporate compliance, intellectual property, administrative law, and risk management. You will examine the process of meeting legal, ethical, and professional standards set by government agencies and third-party players. You will also study how organizations can develop and administer effective standards to screen and evaluate employees, communicate and educate them on compliance issues, investigate non-compliance, and take appropriate disciplinary and remedial measures.
Through this program, you will examine domestic legal regimes that govern corporate conduct, norms, and ethics. You will also examine the development of compliance programs and the role of compliance professionals.
With a firm foundation in compliance and legal studies, earning the JM in Compliance can help equip you with a wide skill set that you can use to tackle regulatory challenges in several industries.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Compliance consultant
- Executive policy director
- Legal educator
- Local or federal compliance agent
- Risk management consultant
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Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Graduate Full Time | $565/Credit |
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Graduate Part Time | $615/Credit |
Military Graduate | $275/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Information for Our Juris Master (JM) in Compliance Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
- Admission to this program requires the submission of a professional vita/résumé
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
- Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
- If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.
Dual Enrollment
Please see the Online Dual Enrollment page for information about starting graduate courses while finishing your bachelor’s degree.
Transcript Policies
Unofficial College Transcript Policy
Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:
- Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
- Cumulative GPA
- A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
- Degree and date conferred (if applicable)
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Practice Domestic or International Law with a Juris Master Degree?
A Juris Master degree is designed to complement your professional experience and academic background, but our JM does not meet the requirements to sit for the BAR exam or practice law. The American Bar Association does not approve non-Juris Doctor degrees. If you are thinking about becoming an attorney, we encourage you to apply to our residential JD program.
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