Licentiate of Canon Law

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Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law.

The usual prerequisites for a licentiate in canon law are that a candidate must have the bachelor of sacred theology degree (S.T.B.) or master of divinity degree (M.Div.), or an MA in Catholic theology (a candidate must have completed at least the rough equivalent of an undergraduate degree in Philosophy as a prerequisite for studying toward the S.T.B., hence the S.T.B. and M.Div. are considered more or less equivalent, and the S.T.B. is actually a graduate level degree in the American system as all American faculties that offer the S.T.B. require a B.A. before entering their programs). In order for a candidate to receive a licentiate of canon law, he or she must engage in a three-year program of canonical studies and propose an original thesis which contributes to the understanding of canon law.

The license in canon law is required before a person may teach canon law in a pontifical university or seminary. The license is also the prerequisite to the doctorate (J.C.D.) in the same field. Furthermore, before a person can practice canon law in a diocesan tribunal or any other ecclesiastical court, they must obtain the JCL.

Academic degrees
Associate's degrees (U.S.)	AA, AAS, ABA, ABS, AOS, AS
Foundation degrees (U.K.)	FdA, FdEd, FdEng, FdMus, FdBus, FdSc, FdTech
Bachelor's degrees	AB or BA, BAccty, BAdm, BAgrEc, BArch, BBA, BBus, BCom or BComm, BCS, BCL, STB, BD, BDent, B.Ed., BEc, BEng or BE, BFA, BHE, BHK, BJ, BLibStud, BMath, BMus,BSN, BPE, BPharm, BS or BSc, BSocSci, BTech, LLA, LLB, MB ChB or MB BS or BM BS or MB BChir or MB BCh BAO, MA (Cantab.), MA (Dubl.), MA (Hons), MA (Oxon.)
Master's degrees	MA, Lic Arts, MS or MSc, MSt, MALD, MApol, MPhil, MRes, MFA, MTh, MTS, MDiv, MBA, MPA, MPD, MPS, MProfStuds, MJ, MSW, MPAff, MLIS, MLitt, MPH, MPM, MPP, MPT, MRE, MTheol, LLM, MEng, MSci, MBio, MChem, MPhys, MMath, MMus, MESci, MGeol, MTCM, MSSc, BCL (Oxon), BPhil (Oxon), ThM
Licentiate degrees:	LDS, JCL, STL, SSL, LSS
Specialist degrees	EdS, SSP, CAS
Engineer's degrees	AE, ChE, BE, CE, CE, EE, CpE, ECS, EnvE, MSE, MechE, NavE, NuclE, Ocean E, SysE
First-Professional Degrees	AuD, DC, DCM, DDS, DMD, JD, MD (US), ND, OD, DO, PharmD, DP, PodD, DPM, MDiv, MHL, DVM
Doctoral degrees	PhD, EdD, DEng, EngD, DBA, DD, JCD, SSD, JUD, DSc, DLitt, DA, MD, DMA, DMus, DCL, ThD, DrPH, DPT, DPhil, PsyD, DSW, LLD, LHD, JSD, SJD, STD