Joint Degree Programs
15% of the Class of 2017 (37 students) graduated with joint degrees - across 11 different disciplines.
As one of the world’s great research institutions, the University of Pennsylvania is home to an array of superb graduate and professional schools – all within walking distance of the Law School. The Penn approach to education is the integration of knowledge across disciplines and so it is no surprise that many University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students earn joint or dual degrees, or simply take up to four classes as part of their JD.
Students interested in earning a concurrent degree should apply separately to that program or school and, in most cases, can apply to that second program either contemporaneously with their application to the Law School or while in their 1L or 2L year. Because the Law School and the sister school grant credit for a certain number of the other school’s courses, students typically save one year by pursuing both programs concurrently.
Students who earn a joint degree or certificate will incur a one-time administrative fee.
For more on Joint Degrees and other cross-disciplinary opportunities, please contact: Amanda S. Aronoff, L’95, Director of Cross-Disciplinary Programs and Academic Options at aramanda@law.upenn.edu.
Featured
JD/MSE (Engineering) and JD/MCIT (Computing & Information Technology) | School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) |
JD/MD (Doctor of Medicine) | Perelman School of Medicine |
Three-Year Programs
JD/MBA | The Wharton School |
JD/MBE Bioethics |
Department of Medical Ethics Perelman School of Medicine |
JD/MSSP Social Policy |
School of Social Policy & Practice |
JD/MS Nonprofit Leadership |
School of Social Policy & Practice |
JD/MSEd Education Policy |
Graduate School of Education |
JD/MSEd Higher Education |
Graduate School of Education |
JD/MA or MS Criminology |
Department of Criminology |
JD/MA International Studies |
The Lauder Institute |
JD/MA Economic Law with Specialization in Global Governance |
The Law School, the Institut d’Études Politiques (Sciences Po) |
JD/MSW (for students with a BSW) |
School of Social Policy & Practice |
JD/LLM Hong Kong | Hong Kong University |
Other Masters Programs and PhD Programs
School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) | |
JD/MD Doctor of Medicine | Perelman School of Medicine |
JD/MES | Department of Earth and Environmental Science |
School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) | |
JD/MCP City & Regional Planning |
Penn Design |
Perelman School of Medicine | |
JD/MPA | Fels Institute of Government |
JD/AM Islamic Studies |
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations School of Arts & Sciences |
JD/MSW | School of Social Policy & Practice |
JD/MBA (4 year) | The Wharton School |
JD/PhD American Legal History |
Department of History |
JD/PhD Philosophy |
Department of Philosophy |
JD/DMD |
Penn Dental Medicine |
Recent Ad Hoc Joint Degrees
JD/PhD Legal Studies and Business Ethics | Wharton |
JD/MA Philosophy | Department of Philosophy |
JD/PhD Anthropology | Department of Anthropology |
JD/PhD Communications | Annenberg School for Communication |
JD/PhD Psychology | Department of Psychology |
In certain instances, Penn undergraduates may submatriculate at the Law School, finishing their undergraduate degree and pursuing the JD at the same time.
Submatriculation Programs
JD/BA | College of Arts & Sciences |
JD/BS | The Wharton School |
JD/BSE | School of Engineering & Applied Science |
JD/BSN | The Nursing School |
Law School students also have opportunities to complement their degrees with study in the international arena.
International Program Joint Degrees
JD/MA International Studies |
The Lauder Institute Wharton and the School of Arts & Sciences |
JD/MA Economic Law with Specialization in Global Governance |
Sciences Po (Paris) |
JD/LLM Hong Kong | Hong Kong University |
LLM/MFS International Finance | Sciences Po (Paris) |
Joint Degree Confirmation Form
Once officially admitted into a joint degree program, law students pursuing a joint degree need to submit the Joint Degree Confirmation Form to the Law School Registrar’s Office. Once this form is submitted, joint degree students do NOT need to fill out the otherwise required Application for Law School Credit for Non-Law Course when registering for non-law courses towards the joint degree (see here for more information on registration for non-law courses). Please contact Amanda S. Aronoff, Associate Director of Cross-Disciplinary Programs with any questions.
All Law School students are encouraged to consider graduate level courses at other Penn departments that complement their legal education, and the Law School will grant credit for up to four such courses. Students who take courses for which the Law School does not give credit toward the Law degree (e.g., a fifth course, or a course for which we cannot give JD credit) will pay for those courses at the prevailing rate.