Admission to the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program

Students who wish to apply to one of the joint law-public health degree programs must apply separately to both the Law School and the School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). Students may apply for admission to the SPHHS at the time they apply to the Law School or anytime after they have been admitted to the Law School. Students in good standing in the Law School are generally eligible for admission to the SPHHS degree and graduate certificate programs. Candidates must remain in good standing in the Law School throughout their course of study in accordance with Law School requirements to continue in a joint degree program. There are no specialized criteria for admission for lawyers applying to the SPHHS, and substantial weight is given to the fact that applicants have previously completed a juris doctor degree.

JD and LLM Candidates
Students who wish to apply to a joint degree program must apply separately to both the Law School and the SPHHS. JD candidates who do not apply concurrently to the Law School and the SPHHS are encouraged to file the SPHHS application by the middle of the spring semester of their first year of law school. LLM candidates are encouraged to apply to the SPHHS at the time they apply to the Law School or during their first semester.

Practicing Lawyers
Application procedures are simplified for lawyers who wish to apply to the SPHHS. Lawyers must complete an application form but are not required to submit standardized test scores. For lawyers applying to the Graduate Certificate program, references are not required and transcripts are required only from the applicant’s law school.

Program Costs
SPHHS coursework taken while enrolled as a full- or part-time JD or LLM candidate is charged at the Law School tuition rate during the fall and spring semesters. The regular SPHHS tuition and fees are charged for summer coursework and for coursework taken by lawyers. For more information, contact the SPHHS Office of Admissions.

Applications
Applications to the School of Public Health and Health Services may be downloaded and printed from this site.

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Applications may also be requested from:

SPHHS Office of Admissions
Ross Hall
2300 I Street NW, Room 202
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-994-2160
E-mail: sphhsinfo@gwumc.edu

To request an application to the Law School, contact:

JD Admissions
Office of Admissions
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-7230
E-mail: jdadmit@law.gwu.edu

LLM Admissions
Graduate Programs Office
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-0715
E-mail: grad@law.gwu.edu