The request to update catalog with recently approved dual-degree JD-MSPH and JD-MHA programs

Date: October 30, 2013
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: October 15, 2013
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2014

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Proposed new catalog text dual degree MHA/JD Option

[Grad catalog – position, under Health Administration in the DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED section following the general program and early entry section]

Dual Degree MHA and JD Program

A dual MHA and Juris Doctor Degree (JD) opportunity is available in cooperation with Charlotte School of Law (CSL) for students who wish to add specialization in law and its application to health administration, to the extensive interdisciplinary curriculum of design, delivery, quality, and costs of healthcare for individuals and populations, gained in the MHA program. Full-time students typically spend their first two years of study at CSL. They then spend their entire third year at UNC Charlotte. For the remainder of the program, students take classes at both UNC Charlotte and the CSL. Each school grants up to twelve (12) units of credit for courses taken at the other school. Please contact the MHA Program Coordinator and the CSL Associate Dean for Academics before submitting applications. Visit the MHA website or the CSL website for additional information.

Proposed new catalog text dual degree MSPH/JD Option

[Grad Catalog – position, under Master of Science in Public Health in the DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED section, following the general program and early entry section]

Dual Degree MSPH and JD Program

A dual MSPH and Juris Doctor Degree (JD) opportunity is available in cooperation with Charlotte School of Law (CSL, for students who wish to add specialization in law and its application to public health, to the extensive interdisciplinary curriculum gained in the MSPH program. Full-time students typically spend their first two years of study at CSL. They then spend their entire third year at UNC Charlotte. For the remainder of the program, students take classes at both UNC Charlotte and the CSL. Each school grants up to twelve (12) units of credit for courses taken at the other school. Please contact the MSPH Program Coordinator and the CSL Associate Dean for Academics before submitting applications. Visit the MSPH website or the CSL website for additional information.