Students completing the following course of study will be eligible to receive the JD degree from the School of Law and a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from the Department of Health Management and Informatics. This course of study may be completed in four years. Normally, students require three years to complete the requirements for the JD degree and two years to complete the requirements for the Master's degree.<br><br>The program meets the requirements for the JD with a total of 83 hours of law credit and six (6) hours of MHA credit. The program meets the requirements for the MHA with 54 credit hours of courses in the Department of Health Management and Informatics. The School of Law has agreed that any six (6) hours from the Health Administration curriculum may be counted toward the JD degree. Students may obtain up to three (3) hours of Law School Research (5875) credit for completing HMI 8450 ( Methods of Health Services Research) if the research is also approved and graded by a law school faculty member. In addition, HMI 8574 (Health Care Law) may be taken for Law School credit if the student has not yet taken LAW 5615 (Health Care Law: The Doctor-Patient Relationship.) The Department of Health Management and Informatics will accept Law School credit hours toward its Professional Electives requirement. In addition, LAW 5615 (Health Care Law: The Doctor-Patient Relationship) or LAW 5616 (Health Care Organization and Finance Law) may be taken in place of HMI 8574 (Health Care Law).