▁accum ulating ▁two ▁sem esters ▁of ▁credit ▁instead ▁of ▁six . ▁Some ▁M . S . L . ▁programs ▁are ▁designed ▁for ▁academ ics ▁who ▁hold ▁Ph . D . s ▁in ▁a ▁discipline ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁law , ▁and ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁legal ▁dimension ▁to ▁scholar ship . ▁Other ▁programs ▁aim ▁to ▁provide ▁fundamental ▁legal ▁education ▁to ▁profession als ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁law y ers , ▁but ▁whose ▁care ers ▁involve ▁legal ▁or ▁regul atory ▁issues . ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁this ▁need , ▁M . L . S . ▁degrees ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁offered ▁to ▁working ▁profession als ▁on ▁an ▁online ▁or ▁part - time ▁basis , ▁and ▁allow ▁profession als ▁to ▁tail or ▁elect ive ▁law ▁courses ▁to ▁their ▁particular ▁career ▁fields . ▁Currently , ▁there ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 ▁online ▁programs ▁available ▁from ▁acc red ited ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁degree ▁has ▁several ▁variants , ▁including ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Studies ▁in ▁Law ▁degree ▁( at ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Iowa , ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign , ▁ ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ), ▁for ▁example , ▁or ▁a ▁Master ▁in ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Law ▁( at ▁Ohio ▁State ), ▁or ▁a ▁Master ▁in ▁Law ▁( at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Law ▁School ). ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ford ham ▁University ▁School ▁of