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The joint M.S.W./M.P.H. degree program is intended to permit students to earn two complementary and distinct graduate degrees. The HPEB program requires students to concentrate, during their second year of studies, in Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups or to concentrate in Social Work Organizations and Communities. Students are allowed to utilize electives taken in one program as degree-filling requirements in the other. The M.S.W./M.P.H. requires 84 hours instead of the 105 hours required to complete the programs separately, including 3 hours of public health practicum (in conjunction with 3 hours of social work field instruction). Candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive examination at or near the conclusion of the program.