Public Administration Program

School of Politics, Public Affairs & International Studies

Joint MPA/JD Degree

Admission

Students must be successfully admitted to both the Law School and the MPA program. Application requirements are the same as MPA students.

Program of Study

Students must complete the core and elective elements of the MPA Degree Requirements, but may apply up to 4 law school courses (12 hours) in place of 4 of the 5 required electives. The Law School may approve up to 3 MPA courses (9 hours) to the Law transcript with advisor approval.

Graduation

All Graduate Faculty Regulations will apply to all the courses on the MPA/JD degree Program of Study and students will be required to finish the same graduation requirements as all other graduate students.

Degree Conferral

• Two separate degrees will be posted with a note at the bottom of the Graduate Transcript indicating the number of law hours accepted as electives toward the joint MPA/JD degree. Two separate diplomas will be awarded.
  This note is necessary because a student using the maximum allowed law hours as electives will not meet the 30 cumulative hours on the Graduate Transcript required for a master's degree as required by Graduate Faculty Regulation.
  This will be the only indication on the student's transcript that they were pursuing the joint degree.

There is more MPA/JD information available here.

Email mpa.info@uwyo.edu or call (307)-766-6484 for further information about the MPA/JD program.