The Programs
Georgetown Law currently offers fifteen joint degree programs. Through the integration of the curricula of the two schools, enrolled students are able to earn degrees in an accelerated program, instead of the time normally required when completing the degrees separately. Georgetown Law has designed these programs to allow students to earn two degrees in a condensed time frame by offering reciprocal credit for coursework. (Completion time varies by program and whether the student is attending part-time or full-time.)
Please click here for a more complete description of the joint degree programs.
The Joint Degree Application Process
Applicants to the joint degree programs must apply to each program separately. (Once your application to the companion program has been submitted, please download and submit the Joint Degree Application Form to the Georgetown Law Office of Admissions). Each program has its own application form, deadlines, admissions procedures and requirements. You must be admitted to both programs separately before you can enter the joint degree. Acceptance to any program is not contingent on acceptance to another.
Please check directly with the admissions office for each program to which you are applying for specific application and admission requirements. The following programs will accept the LSAT in lieu of the GRE: MPH (with Johns Hopkins), MS FS, MPP and MASSP. The MBA program requires the GMAT. Other programs (MAAS, MAGES, MALAS, MAREES, Government and Philosophy) require the GRE.
With the exception of the MASSP program* (see below), applicants may apply for a joint degree program after they are accepted into the law school or another program. You may apply for a joint degree program during the first year of either the JD or the MA program. Although it is recommended that you apply to the JD and MA programs at the same time, it is not required. Many first year law students apply to the additional program in the fall of the 1L year and become joint degree candidates if admitted. Since admission decisions are made independently, applicants are not guaranteed any special admissions consideration if you are already enrolled in or accepted to another program.
*Beginning in January 2011, MASSP policy requires applicants interested in admission to the joint Georgetown SSP M.A./J.D. program apply to both the M.A. and the J.D. programs simultaneously. Students must apply independently to both the Law Center and the SSP and be admitted to both in order to be considered joint degree program students. Applicants who have already begun their studies at the Law Center or at the SSP will not be considered for admission to the joint degree program. For questions about this policy, please contact the SSP Admissions Department at sspinfo@georgetown.edu or 202-687-5679.
For students who attend classes on a part-time basis, a joint degree may be possible depending on the program, but often involves specific considerations that require individualized counseling with the Office of JD Academic Services.
Last updated 12/09/11
