新罕布什尔大学

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Public Policy and Juris Doctor Dual Degree will provide you with a deep understanding of how legal and policy issues relate and will equip you with the critical skills and knowledge required to tackle a broad range of complex public policy challenges and make a difference in the contemporary world of law and public policy.

You will start the dual degree program in the fall with your first year at the UNH School of Law followed by one year at the Carsey School earning your Master in Public Policy. You will then return for a final year and a half at the law school to complete your Juris Doctor degree. In just three and a half years, you will graduate with two highly marketable and sought-after degrees.

Program Delivery & Location: Academic courses for the JD program are offered in person on the UNH School of Law campus in Concord, NH. Academic courses for the MPP program are offered in person on the UNH Durham, NH, campus with a portion of the MPP experiential learning taking place offsite: Washington, DC, for the Colloquium and at the Internship site location during the internship experience (or if doing a legal residency, at the externship location).

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM

Students enrolled in the Public Policy and Juris Doctor Dual Degree program are required to earn a minimum of 104 credits to successfully complete the dual degree. If both degrees are pursued separately, students are required to take a total of 125 Credits: 85 Credits for the Juris Doctor Degree and 40 Credits for the Master in Public Policy degree (MPP), taking approximately four and one half years to complete. With the Public Policy and Juris Doctor Dual Degree, the UNH School of Law accepts up to 12 Credits of approved MPP courses and the Carsey School accepts up to 9 Elective Credits of approved JD courses, reducing the total required credits to 104 and time to complete the two degrees to three and one half years.

Students start their dual degree by completing their first year of the Juris Doctor program. Students then complete one year of coursework in the MPP program and return to the Law School for their final one and one half years of coursework. It is highly recommended that students meet with Academic Advisors of both programs prior to starting the Dual Degree to insure they have a clear understanding of the program requirements and course schedule. Students completing the dual degree will graduate with two degrees: Master in Public Policy degree and Juris Doctor degree.