M.B.A./J.D.

M.B.A./J.D.

Joint degrees are offered between the Professional M.B.A./J.D. and the Flex M.B.A./J.D. The Professional M.B.A./J.D. requires a total of 114-116 credits, and the Flex M.B.A./J.D. requires a total of 99-108 credits. 

Law students may not matriculate into the M.B.A./J.D. Joint Degree without the advance approval of the academic Status Committee.

Students may begin their study in either the School of Business or in the School of Law; however, pursuant to the ABA Standards, students shall only be given credit toward their J.D. degree for course work taken after the student has matriculated into the law school. Students may not take business and law courses simultaneously until after all first-year law courses have been completed. For part-time evening law students, this means that business courses may be taken during the summer between the first and second years of law school but not during the fall and spring semesters of either year. Law School courses counted toward the M.B.A. will be accepted with the minimum Law passing grade. 

Graduation Requirements for the M.B.A./J.D.

Professional M.B.A.

Students will complete all required coursework for the Professional M.B.A. and J.D. programs (see those program sections of the Catalog) with the following exceptions:

• BLAW 529 Business Legal Environment is replaced by LAWS-167 Business Associations.
• MGMT 523 Applied Business Ethics is replaced by LAWS C19 Professional Responsibility.
• MGMT 513 Managing People for Sustained Competitive Advantage may be replaced by Employment Law from the J.D. program.
• MGMT 533 Global Business may be replaced by International Law or International Organizations from the J.D. program.

Flex M.B.A.

Students will complete all required coursework for the Flex M.B.A. and J.D. programs (see those program sections of the Catalog) with the following exceptions:

• MGMT 518 Business Foundations: Ethics, Sustainability & Law is replaced by LAWS 167 Business Associations and LAWS C19 Professional Responsibility.
• Students may use LAWS 109 Property I, LAWS 101 Contracts I, and LAWS 102 Contract II to satisfy the certificate course requirements in the M.B.A. (note: students would not earn a Business certificate with their M.B.A.).
• Nine credits of J.D. electives will be satisfied by M.B.A. coursework (ACCT 515 Accounting for Decision Makers, FINC 530 Finance for Managers, and BUBA 510 Analytics for Managerial Decision Making).