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The JD/MPP Program allows students to obtain both degrees simultaneously. Because of the ability to use credits earned in one of the programs in the other, the amount of time to earn the joint degree is less than would be possible without the joint program.

The graduation requirements for the JD degree do not change because of a student  being in the program. To be awarded the JD degree, a student must meet all of the normal graduation requirements of the Law School.

Public policy program courses that serve as electives at the Law School

Up to six credits (of the 90 needed to be awarded a JD) can be earned in courses that are offered in the Public Policy program if the course has been approved in advance by  the Law School, provided that the student earned the credits while enrolled in the MPP program and that the student earned the credits no more than three years prior to the student’s matriculation in the JD program. The list of currently approved courses is set forth in part A below. Additional courses offered in the Public Policy program may be added if, in the opinion of the Associate Dean and Curriculum Committee, they cover materials that will prepare  its students for admission to the bar or for effective and responsible participation in the legal profession.

Students should note that these credits are not offered at the Law School and cannot be  used to satisfy the requirement that at least 65 credits of their education must be obtained by attending regularly scheduled classes at the law school. In addition, students may take no more than 30 credits of online courses during their JD course of study, and may take no more than 10 credits of online courses during  the first one-third of their JD study. The grades in courses taken in the Public Policy program will not be included in a student’s law school GPA.

Currently Recognized Courses

• POL 500: Public Institutions and the Policy Process 
• POL 530: Policy Analysis
• POL 541: State and Local Public Finance 
• POL 663: Ocean Policy and Law
• MGT 600: Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Law 
• MGT 675: Managing Across Cultures
• MGT 677: Lead, Motivate, & Empower

A Faculty Member, Dean or appropriate Associate Dean of either the Law or Public Policy School may submit a request to the Curriculum Committee of the Law School to have a new course added to the list of approved courses or to strike a course that no longer is suitable. The Curriculum Committee will determine if the proposal fits the educational objectives of the Law School.

Law School courses accepted for credit toward the public policy program

Up to nine credits that are taken at the Law School can be used to satisfy the requirements to obtain the MPP degree. Students are not required to be matriculated into the MPP program prior to taking law courses that may count towards the MPP degree. However, law courses must be completed within five years of completing MPP degree requirements in order for the courses to count. Also, for a law course to count, the student must achieve a grade of C (not C minus) or higher. Any grade below a C will not be capable of being transferred to fulfill MPP degree requirements. The grades of law courses that do transfer to fulfill MPP requirements will not be included in the student’s MPP GPA. The list of currently approved courses is set  forth below.

Currently Recognized Courses

• Law 560: Administrative Law (substituting for POL 611: Administrative Law) 
• Law 652: Education Law (substituting for POL 542: Law and Education)
• Law 618: Environmental Law (substituting for POL 661: Environmental Law)
• Law 639: Field Placement or Law 640: Community Development Clinic (substituting for POL 599: Internship)

In addition, a joint degree program student who has taken only two of the above listed courses (six credits) may seek approval from the Department of Public Policy to enroll in a different law school course to fulfill the single public policy elective requirement.

Course descriptions, schedules and requirements