PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
Admission to the Juris
Doctor & Master of Health Administration (JD/MHA)
The dual degree in health administration and law is designed for students who
wish to pursue study in law as applied to issues in health care
settings. The dual degree leads to a Juris Doctorate and a Master of
Health Administration through an innovative and integrated curriculum to be
completed over a four-year period. The completion of this dual degree
will allow graduates to compete successfully for positions in the complex and
exciting health care field.
Admission Requirements
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Meet admission requirements to the Juris Doctor program in the School of Law
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Meet admission requirements to the Master of Health Administration program in The Arnold School of Public Health
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Be admitted to the dual degree program; this is contingent upon acceptance by both schools into the dual degree program
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Be accepted into the USC Graduate School
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Have a bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university by the date of anticipated enrollment
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Demonstrate satisfactory GRE or GMAT scores (Among accepted applicants for fall 2003, the mean GRE scores were 466 verbal and 522 quantitative. Mean GMAT score total was 490).
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Complete the LSAT and register with the Law School Admissions Council
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Provide an official transcript from each school or college previously attended
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Submit three letters of recommendation
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Submit a detailed statement of career goals and areas of interest
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Submit an updated resume
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International applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a satisfactory score on the TOEFL or the University of Cambridge’s IELTS Academic Course Type 2 exam. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 230 computer-based or 570 paper-based. The minimum acceptable overall band score on the IELTS exam is 6.5.
Program Requirements
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Both degrees to be completed within a maximum of four academic years.
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Years 1 and 2 are devoted to course work in the School of Law.
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MHA work begins in the summer session after Year 2.
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Year 3 is devoted to work in the MHA program.
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Year 4 is devoted to a combination of work in both programs.
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Summer session after Year 3 is devoted to the MHA administrative residency requirement.
Program of Study
Requirements for the Master of Health Administration
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Management Courses – 28 hours
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Accounting, Finance – 9 hours
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Epidemiology – 3 hours
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Quantitative Methods/Biostatistics – 6 hours
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Health Planning – 3 hours
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Electives – 3 hours
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Management Residency – 6 hours
Total Credit Hours – 58 hours
Requirements for the Juris Doctor
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Required hours – 42 hours
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Elective hours – 48 hours
Total Credit Hours – 90 hours
General Information
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Any student holding the JD or MHA degree is not eligible for admission to the dual degree program.
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Failure to meet the requisite academic standing requirements of either school during the program precludes the
student’s continuation in the dual degree program. -
The policy of the School of Law is to select the best-qualified applicants with primary emphasis on two factors:
the cumulative undergraduate GPA and performance on the LSAT.
Request an Application
Office of Student and Alumni Services
Arnold School of Public Health
Health Sciences Building, Room 112
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-5031
Fax: 803-777-4783
E-mail: sphstsrv@gwm.sc.edu
Web: www.sph.sc.edu
Online application: web.csd.sc.edu/app/grad
For further information contact:
Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Web: hspm.sph.sc.edu
School of Law
Office of Admissions
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-6605
Fax: 803-777-7751
E-mail: usclaw@law.law.sc.edu
Web: www.law.sc.edu