▁program ▁in ▁canon ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁offers ▁ecc les iast ical , ▁civil , ▁and ▁dual ▁degree ▁programs : ▁ ▁E cc les iast ical ▁J . C . L . ▁J . C . D . ▁ ▁Civil ▁Masters ▁in ▁Church ▁Administration ▁( M . C . A .) ▁ ▁D ual ▁civil / e cc les iast ical ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Columb us ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁joint ly ▁accepts ▁certain ▁cred its ▁from ▁the ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁program ▁toward ▁the ▁degree ▁requirements ▁for ▁the ▁Lic enti ate ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law . ▁Each ▁school ▁issues ▁their ▁degree ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁authority , ▁so ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁will ▁receive ▁ 2 ▁separate ▁degrees : ▁one ▁civil ▁( J . D .), ▁the ▁other ▁ecc les iast ical ▁( J . C . L .). ▁ ▁The ▁Jur ist ▁ ▁The ▁Jur ist ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁journal ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁and ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁canon ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁It ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁academic ▁and ▁professional ▁needs ▁of ▁Catholic ▁church ▁law y ers . ▁It ▁originally ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁canon ▁law ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁Church , ▁but ▁came ▁to ▁include ▁Oriental ▁canon ▁law ▁as ▁well . ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁volume ▁ 7 1 , ▁the ▁journal ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁Press . ▁The