Joint Degree Program

Students considering careers in commercial or corporate law find this option useful. Both degrees can be completed in six semesters and two summers. The program is administered jointly by Drake Law School and Drake’s Zimpleman College of Business.

This program, also administered cooperatively by Drake Law School and Drake’ s Zimpleman College of Business, combines legal studies with a multi-disciplinary professional education in public management and policy. This program can be completed in six semesters and two summers.

This program is administered by Drake Law School in cooperation with Iowa State University's Department of Political Science. This combination of studies provides students with a firm understanding of law as well as the theories, concepts, and tools of sophisticated political analysis that position them for a wide variety of career options.

Students interested in family relations and working with low-income families find this option useful. Administered jointly by Drake Law School and the University of Iowa, with courses available in Des Moines, this program allows law students to receive up to 9 credit hours for work in the Master of Social Work program.

This program, administered jointly by Drake Law School and Des Moines University's College of Health Sciences, is a wonderful option for students interested in public health law. Graduates will be prepared to serve in a variety of settings, including federal health and human services agencies, state departments of public health, local boards of public health, public and private health care providers, private law firms, and public and private agencies and organizations devoted to health promotion and disease prevention.

This program, also administered jointly by Drake Law School and Des Moines University's College of Health Sciences, combines legal studies with a multi-disciplinary professional education in health services administration and leadership. Graduates will be prepared to serve in a variety of positions, including executive and management positions at hospitals, academic medical centers, other health care providers, and health care payors.

Qualified students enrolled in Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program may complete both the pharmacy degree and the JD degree requirements in eight years rather than the usual nine. Students typically begin the law program in the summer following the third year of the pharmacy program.

With the approval of the program director, candidates who have taken relevant courses at Drake Law School as part of their JD program (including students earning a JD from another ABA-accredited law school who visited Drake Law School for two semesters or participated in the summer programs sponsored by Drake Law School) may be permitted to apply up to 9 semester hours for credit toward the LLM degree.