Health Management & Policy 
Dual Masters Degree in Law
Master of Health Services Administration and Juris Doctor (M.H.S.A./J.D.)
Master of Public Health and Juris Doctor (M.P.H./J.D.)
The School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy (HMP) and the Law School offer a joint degree program that enables qualified students to pursue concurrent work in health services administration or public health policy and law, leading to the Master of Health Services Administration (M.H.S.A.) or Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degrees. The program is arranged so that all requirements for both degrees can be completed in eight terms of enrollment (see sample curricula). Some students may elect to complete the degree in less time by beginning the program at the Law School in the summer term.
Students admitted to the joint degree program are required to earn credit in each school by taking coursework as follows:
- The required first-year law courses and 52 or 53 additional credit hours in Law School courses.
- 45 credit hours in the School of Public Health, including the M.H.S.A. or M.P.H. core requirements, along with HMP departmental and SPH requirements.
- Up to 12 credit hours for the J.D. degree may be earned through courses taken in the School of Public Health, and up to 15 of the 60 credit hours required for the M.H.S.A. or M.P.H. may be earned through courses taken in the Law School.
Students admitted to the combined program are required to take the complete sequence of first-year courses in one school during the first year of the program, and the complete sequence of first year courses in the other school during the second year of the program. Each school will apply its own deferred admission standards to students who elect to take the first year in the other school.
Applicants interested in the joint program must gain separate and independent admission to both the School of Public Health and the Law School. Applicants must take the LSAT for admission to the Law School, and either the GRE or GMAT for admission to the M.H.S.A. or M.P.H. program. Students must indicate on both applications that they are applying for one of the joint degree programs. Students who are registered in the first year at either the School of Public Health or the Law School may apply to the joint program. |
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