Juris Doctor, J.D./Public Administration, MPA

Admissions to J.D./Master of Public Administration are currently suspended

The University offers a joint J.D. and Public Administration program (JD/MPA). The MPA is a professional degree designed to prepare students for their public service careers in local government public management and administration as well as the management of non-profit organizations. One benefit of the JD/MPA is to prepare students for careers in the public sector where a law degree is useful. This program reduces the total existing credit hours of the School of Law from 88 to 77 and Public Administration from 42 to 33.

Admission Requirements

To be accepted into the program a student must meet the admission requirements of the School of Law, the Graduate School, and the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies. The Public Administration admission requirements for this program are the same as for the MPA degree. Students must be admitted as a joint degree student by both programs.

Degree Requirements

Seventy-seven credits in law and 30 credits in public administration plus a three credit internship.

Under this program a student must take 43 credits of required law courses, 32 credits of law electives, 24 credits of required public administration courses, six credits of public administration electives, a three credit internship course, and a zero credit orientation. The required MPA courses for this program differ from the MPA.