JD/MPH

Program Description and Financial Aid Application Process:
The JD/MPH joint degree program offers students the opportunity to receive two degrees in three academic years and one summer. If you are accepted into this this program you will spend your first year enrolled full-time at the Law School. You will then spend the following July and August in summer session at the School of Public Health. In the second and third years you will be enrolled jointly at both schools. The Law School Student Financial Services will process your aid for all three academic years. There is no financial aid available from the Law School for your summer term at the School of Public Health. Instead, you can apply for an optional private education loan for the summer term through the Office of Student Financial Services at the School of Public Health.

Your Student Bill:
You will be charged regular Law School tuition and fees in the first year of your program. Similarly, you will be charged regular School of Public Health summer tuition and fees for your summer session after your 1L year. In your second and third years of the program you will be charged 75% HLS tuition and 25% SPH tuition as well as a $300 Program Fee. All charges and financial aid credits will appear on one bill.

Your Student Budget:
Your student budget will be adjusted to reflect the accurate tuition charges and will include a $300 joint program fee. See the comparison chart below for the 2013-2014 academic year:

Summer Work Requirement:
You will be held to the same summer work requirement as other Law School students except for the summer between your first and second year of Law School. In this year, you will not be expected to have a contribution from income since you will be enrolled full time in the summer session at SPH.

Cash Advances and Refunds:
If you are eligible for a cash advance of a refund, you will receive it after you have registered (and have completed your entrance interview for 1Ls only). All cash advance and refund checks are mailed to the official address on file with the Registrar's Office unless you have direct deposit set up with the Student Receivables Office.

Other Requirements:
Before graduating, you will be required to attend an exit interview with the Law School. Your exit interview will take place during your last semester at Harvard.