LMU offers a combined degree between the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. Students enrolled in LMU Law's JD program must successfully complete ninety (90) credit hours. The program of legal education includes sixty-seven (67) credit hours of required courses and twenty-three (23) hours of elective courses. The LMU MPA program must successfully complete thirty (30) credit hours, including eighteen (18) required credit hours and twelve (12) elective credit hours. Students enrolled in the JD-MPA Combined Degree Program may use twelve (12) elective credit hours of JD coursework to fulfill MPA program elective credit hours.
During Summer terms, Law students can only enroll in 7 credit hours of coures total between Law and PADM. Students not taking law courses are permitted to take the normal 9 credit hours (full load).
LMU MPA courses are offered completely online.
For more information about the LMU Duncan School of Law, please visit:
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For more information about the LMU JD-MPA Combined Degree Program, contact us at: mpa.info@lmunet.edu or 423.869.6764
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Suggested Electives
Students enrolled in the JD-MPA Combined Degree Program may use twelve (12) elective credit hours of JD coursework to fulfill MPA program elective credit hours. Law courses will be counted toward the MPA elective requirements if they are at least reasonably related to the operation of government or the nonprofit sector. The following courses are suggested electives for students pursuing the LMU JD-MPA Combined Degree within the LMU Duncan School of Law (DSOL):
MPA-DVM Combined Degree
LMU offers a combined degree program for students who want to obtain both the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. Students enrolled in the LMU MPA program must successfully complete thirty (30) credit hours, including eighteen (18) required credit hours and twelve (12) elective credit hours.
Students complete DVM-MPA coursework during the summer semesters and during their rotations in their fourth year of study, preventing interference with the veterinary coursework offered throughout the first three academic years. Students entering the combined degree program are eligible to begin their MPA courses in the summer semester before their first year at the LMU College of Veterinary Medicine or directly after their first year of professional school. All required courses in the MPA program are offered in an entirely online format. Courses are offered on a rotating basis during summer semesters to ensure availability for students.
Students must apply to and qualify for each program separately. Admission to one program does not guarantee admission to the other program.
