The Juris Doctor degree is granted after completion of a minimum of 88 semester hours of both required and elective law school courses. To obtain the MPA, the dual degree candidate must complete a minimum of 47 semester hours of graduate courses, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Students must also successfully submit a digital Student Learning Portfolio of developmental experiences, as well as successfully present a Student Learning Portfolio to a panel of MPA faculty members. Law students can use 9 hours of MPA coursework toward the 88 needed to complete the JD.
MPA students who did not complete an American Government course at the undergraduate level must complete PADG 5050/American Government during their first or second semester of MPA coursework. Students who have not completed an undergraduate course in Statistics must do so prior to enrollment in PADG 5600/Qualitative Analysis and Program Evaluation. Otherwise, the MPA program has no prerequisite courses.