Joint Degree Program

A formal program of study leading to conferral of a graduate degree from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School and either i) a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Penn State Law (PSL) or Dickinson School of Law (DSL), or ii) an M.D. degree from the College of Medicine. Existing graduate degree programs may establish a joint degree program upon review and approval by Graduate Council’s curricular review process and the curricular review process of the respective partner school. (Note: Joint degree programs are specifically related to the J.D. and M.D. degrees, and do not include other medical and law education degrees offered by PSL, DSL and the COM (e.g., the L.L.M., S.J.D., and M.P.A.S.).