Joint Degree Programs
To support and encourage those students who may desire or require additional training in a companion discipline outside the law, Georgetown Law offers 18 joint degree programs.
Students in these programs may concurrently pursue studies leading to the awarding of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from the Law Center or the J.D. degree from the Law Center and a graduate or doctoral degree from a graduate program at Georgetown University or Johns Hopkins University (Masters in Public Health degree only). You can view a complete list of joint degree offerings on our Joint Degree Academics page.
Applicants interested in pursuing a joint degree will apply to the J.D. program and graduate or doctoral degree program separately. Each program has separate admission procedures and separate applications. You must be admitted to both programs separately before you can enter the joint degree.
Georgetown is also proud to offer a joint LL.B/J.D. in conjunction with the King’s College of London. This program is open only to current King’s College London LL.B. students who attended secondary school outside of the United States. Students apply during their second year and enroll at Georgetown during the fall of the following year. Students should consult their King’s advisor for application procedures and additional information.
No, each program within the joint degree has separate admission procedures and separate applications. You must be admitted to both programs separately before you can enter the joint degree. Please check directly with the Admissions Office of the graduate or Ph.D. program you are interested in to make sure you are meeting all of the application requirements.
The following programs will accept the LSAT in lieu of the GRE:
J.D./M.P.H.
J.D./M.S.F.S
J.D./M.P.P.
J.D./M.A.S.S.P.
The following programs require the GRE:
J.D./M,A.A.S.
J.D./M.A.G.E.S.
J.D./M.A. Latin American Studies
J.D./M.A.E.R.E.S.
J.D./Ph.D. in Government
J.D./M.A. in Philosophy
J.D./Ph,D. in Philosophy
The J.D./M.B.A. accepts either the GRE or the GMAT.
Note: these admissions requirements are subject to change, and interested students should confirm current requirements directly with the program.
J.D./M.S.F.S., J.D./M.A.A.S., J.D./M.A.E.R.E.S, J.D./M.A.G.E.S., J.D./M.A. Latin American Studies, J.D./M.A.S.S.P., and J.D./M.P.P. students pay Georgetown Law tuition for their first year in the J.D. program. These joint degree students will pay Georgetown University’s Graduate School tuition during the one year when they take courses exclusively in their graduate program in their first or second year of the joint degree. Subsequently (during the third and fourth year), when they take courses on both campuses, they will pay Georgetown Law tuition.
J.D./M.B.A. students pay Georgetown Law tuition for their first year in the J.D. program. J.D./M.B.A. students will then pay full-time M.B.A. tuition for their first year in the M.B.A. program. Thereafter, J.D./M.B.A. students pay Georgetown Law tuition in the years when they take courses on both campuses. This is typically the third and fourth years of the joint degree program.
J.D./Ph.D. in Government or Philosophy (full-time students):
Prior to completing all J.D. courses and at least 24 credits in government or philosophy, students will pay Georgetown Law tuition.
After completing all J.D. courses and at least 24 credits in government or philosophy, students will pay Graduate School tuition.
J.D./Ph.D. in Government or Philosophy (part-time students):
Prior to completing all J.D. courses and at least 24 credits in government or philosophy, students will pay the Georgetown Law part-time per-credit rate for all courses.
After completing all J.D. courses and at least 24 credits in government or philosophy, students will pay Graduate School tuition.
J.D./M.P.H.
While at Georgetown Law, students will pay Georgetown Law tuition (to Georgetown Law).
While at Johns Hopkins, students will pay Johns Hopkins tuition (to Johns Hopkins).
Students starting at Georgetown Law will utilize the Law Center Financial Aid Office throughout the joint program for all federal and commercial loan applications for Georgetown University, including the years of studies in their joint program.
Students starting in their joint program will utilize the University Office of Student Financial Services in their initial year for all financial aid and the Law Center Financial Aid Office for the remainder of the program.
Georgetown grant and scholarship aid will be awarded by the campus that charges tuition for each year. Law Center grants and scholarships are limited to three years.
Students pursuing the J.D./M.P.H. with Johns Hopkins will work with Johns Hopkins for the semester(s) the student is attending the M.P.H. program.
The joint LL.B/J.D. program is open only to current King’s College London (“KCL”) LL.B. students who attended secondary school outside of the United States. KCL Students apply during their second year and enroll at Georgetown during the fall of the following year.
Upon admission, KCL students transfer up to 28 credits toward the Georgetown J.D. and receive credit toward Georgetown’s required first-year curriculum for Law of Property, Law of Tort, and Contract Law.
In their first year at Georgetown, KCL students enroll in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law I, and Legal Practice: Writing and Analysis (year-long). KCL students take Legal Practice and upper-class courses in the spring semester of their first year.
In their next year at Georgetown, KCL students enroll in elective courses and complete their upper-class requirements. See the Georgetown Law Student Handbook for a complete list of requirements. Assuming successful completion of all degree requirements, KCL students receive both the LL.B. and J.D. degrees at the end of their second year at Georgetown.