Dual Degree Application - Special Instructions
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Please contact Dr. Nora Jones, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies, for more information about other dual degree's.
MD/MBE
Those interested in the MD/MBE program should follow the instructions posted on Penn Medicine's website. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please contact mbe-info@mail.med.upenn.edu for more information.
MD/MBE applicants are eligible to apply for the Bellet Scholarship, awards of $10,000 to be applied to MBE coursework. Bellet applications can be submitted at any time, but are only reviewed and awarded in the Spring. Download the Bellet Application.
JD/MBE
Students who wish to apply to the JD/MBE program should gain admission to the Law School before applying to the MBE program. Students may apply to the MBE program during their first year of Law School. This provides students an excellent opportunity to further explore and refine their interests before submitting an MBE application, and any interested 1L student should contact Dr. Nora Jones to discuss options.
Admission to the combined JD/MBE program requires the completion of separate applications for Penn Law and for the Master of Bioethics program. Admission to one degree program does not affect admission to the other. Applicants to the MBE program should indicate that they are applying to Penn Law.
Penn JD students should follow the application instructions on the 'Information for Applicants' page. Please note that in general, applicants wishing to begin taking BIOE classes in the Fall should have their application in by the previous April 1. If you are working in a different time frame, please inform Dr. Nora Jones of your intentions.
See Penn Law's JD/MBE web page for further information.
DMD/MBE
DMD students must apply during their first year of Dental School. Students who wish to pursue this dual degree must gain approval from the Office of Academic Affairs before submitting the MBE application. Contact Caryn Stivelman, 215.898.4557, for more information.
DMD students should follow the application instructions on the 'Information for Applicants' page. The $70 application for the MBE program is waived for DMD students.
MSW/MBE
July 2008 - Grady et al - "Conclusion: Ethics education has a significant positive influence on moral confidence, moral action, and use of ethics resources by nurses and social workers." American Journal of Bioethics article
This joint program is open to FULL-TIME MSW students in both advanced clinical and advanced macro social work practice tracks. Current and prospective students must apply to BOTH the Master of Social Work and the Master of Bioethics independently. Applicants must note on both the MSW and the MBE applications their intention of completing the dual degree. Admittance into one program does not affect admission to the other. For information regarding the application process for the School of Social Work, see their web site.
MSW and prospective MSW students should follow the application instructions on the 'Information for Applicants' page.
MSEd or EdD/MBE
Masters and doctoral GSE (Graduate School of Education) may earn either a Master's or PhD in Education and the MBE degree. Interested students should begin with the GSE Joint/Dual degree webpage. Upon approval from the GSE Division Coordinator, students should then follow the MBE application instructions on the 'Information for Applicants' page.
MSN/MBE
July 2008 - Grady et al - "Conclusion: Ethics education has a significant positive influence on moral confidence, moral action, and use of ethics resources by nurses and social workers." American Journal of Bioethics article
Interested students should contact Grace Colman, Associate Director of Graduate Enrollment in the School of Nursing (215.898.2774) to begin the application process.
Nursing PhD/MBE
Those interested in the PhD in Nursing/MBE program should follow the instructions posted on Penn Nursing's website.