Detroit Mercy Law to launch Michigan’s first online J.D.

A $2.22-million gift from Jonathan D. Rose (“Dr. Rose”) will help the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law launch a fully online juris doctor degree in fall 2026.  

The Online J.D. Program (OJD) will be the first in Michigan and just the 21st in the nation. 

Applications for the four-year program are now being accepted at law.udmercy.edu. It has been accredited by the American Bar Association.

Detroit Mercy’s OJD can be completed fully online and will replace Detroit Mercy Law’s evening part-time residential program. Classes will be offered asynchronously for the most part, with some upper-level courses such as the award-winning clinics taught synchronously.

Enrollment in the program is capped at 25 for the first class, in fall 2026. 

The cap will then increase each year until the fall of 2030, when it will reach a maximum of 45 students. 

For more information  visit law.udmercy.edu or call 313-596-0264.

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