Joint Degrees

Keeping legal education relevant requires offering more than one traditional law degree.  To broaden perspectives or help prepare for careers in special fields, Cumberland students have the option to pursue seven different joint degrees.  Five programs are offered in conjunction with other schools on the Samford campus. Two are offered in association with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an internationally recognized academic and research medical center.

• Juris Doctor/Master of Accountancy
  Offered with Samford University Brock School of Business

• Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration
  Offered with Samford University Brock School of Business

• Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity
  Offered with Beeson Divinity School at Samford University

• Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration
  Offered with the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Juris Doctor/Master of Public Health
  Offered with the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Environmental Management
  Offered with the graduate program at Samford University

•  Juris Doctor/Master of Theological Studies
  Offered with Beeson Divinity School at Samford University

Applications must be made during the spring semester of the first year of law school.  To be admitted to joint degree programs, students must have completed their first year of law school, earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5, and satisfied the particular joint degree program’s admission requirements.

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