与南加州大学古尔德法学院和南加州大学价格公共政策学院的双学位课程使合格的学生可以在大约四年的学习中获得法学博士/公共管理硕士（JD / MPA）。<br> <br>法学院公共政策专业的课程中也涵盖了法学院涵盖的一些主题，因此，可以为普莱斯公共政策学院的特定研究生工作适当地获得法学学位的荣誉。同样，对于在法学院完成的某些工作，可以适当地授予某些硕士学位学分。该计划的目的是鼓励法学院学生获得公认的行政管理能力，这与要求律师在社会中扮演的角色直接相关。
The dual degree program with the USC Gould School of Law and the USC Price School of Public Policy enables qualified students to earn a Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA) in approximately four years of study. Some of the topics covered in the law school are also covered in the program of the Price School of Public Policy, so some credit toward the law degree may appropriately be given for specified graduate work taken in the Price School of Public Policy. Similarly, some credit toward the master's degree may appropriately be awarded for certain work completed in the law school. The goal of the program is to encourage law students to gain a recognized competence in administration, which has a direct relevance for the roles lawyers are asked to play in society.