成功完成MPPA学位要求的学生，通过/不及格将获得十二个学分的学分；如果成功完成JD学位要求，则学生将通过/不及格获得12个学期学分。 。因此，JD / MPPA学生完成了114个季度的法律课和24个学期的政治学课程。硕士课程要求的至少半个学期的学时（不包括论文学分）必须在编号为5000的课程中进行。在完成所有课程工作之前，不会授予任何学位。因此，两所学校的所有要求都必须完成，候选人才能获得任何学位。
Students interested in governmental service at the federal, state, or local level can complete their law degree along with a Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) degree offered by the political science department at Baylor University. This dual degree program leads to the simultaneous award of a Juris Doctor (JD) and MPPA. While the JD program trains students to recognize, analyze, and formulate legal solutions to legal issues, the MPPA develops students' ability to work within the context of governmental entities that must confront larger issues of public policy. The JD/MPPA strives to improve the effectiveness of governmental leaders in the administration of massive, complex regulatory, or benefit programs.<br><br>Students receive 12 hours of credit toward their JD upon successful completion of the MPPA degree requirements and 12 hours of credit toward their elective requirement for the MPPA upon successful completion of Law School coursework. Thus, JD/MPPA students complete 114 quarter hours of law and 24 semester hours of graduate work. Since both degrees are awarded simultaneously, all requirements in both schools must be completed in order to receive either degree.