J.D./M.P.A. Dual Degree Program

The J.D./M.P.A. Program is available to NCCU Law School Day Program students and allows them to complete both a Juris Doctor Degree and a Master of Public Administration degree in less than the usual five-year period that would typically be necessary if obtaining each degree separately.

Students must apply separately to both programs; admission to one program does not guarantee admission to the other. Law students who are interested in the J.D./M.P.A. dual degree should contact the Office of Academic Affairs at the School of Law for more information.

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 M.P.A., 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 M.P.A. faculty members. Law students can use 9 hours of M.P.A. coursework toward the 88 needed to complete the J.D.

M.P.A. 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 M.P.A. 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 M.P.A. program has no prerequisite courses.

For more information about this program, please contact Professor Malik Edwards at 919-530-7450.