Vermont's first and only law school opened in 1973 with a student enrollment of 113. Located in South Royalton, a village of Royalton, Vermont, the state's first law school opened in the state's first schoolhouse, built in 1892. The original school house is still in use today as the central building of the 13-acre campus. In 2005, the schoolhouse, now named Debevoise Hall, was renovated and remodeled. Opening without accreditation or certification, Vermont Law School was certified as an institution of higher learning by the Vermont State Board of Education in December 1973. Accreditation came later -- by the American Bar Association in 1978 and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1980.
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Vermont Law School offers three degree tracts for law students. The Juris Doctor program provides education and training on a broad perspective for general practice of law. Three master's degree programs provide opportunity for specialization: JD students who wish to specialize in environmental law have the opportunity to take environmental course work during their first year when they enroll in the Juris Doctor/Master of Environmental Law and Policy program. Students who have already earned their JD degree may specialize through enrollment in one of the two Master of Laws degree programs -- Environmental Law and American Legal Studies.
Vermont Law School offers a degree as Master of Environmental Law and Policy. This degree is available to both law and non-law students. VLS has also partnered with 10 other schools to offer dual degrees: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, University of Cambridge in England, University of Cergy-Pontoise in France, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Natural Resources, University of Seville in Spain, Thunderbird School of Global Management, University of South Carolina School of Law, University of South Dakota School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law.