The main features of the program:

• 12 hours of MBA course work can be applied to the JD degree
• 6 hours of JD course work can be applied toward the MBA degree
• In 1 of the last 4 law semesters, students may meet their residency requirements by taking 10 or more MBA hours or by taking any combination of MBA and JD courses, as long as the student is registered for at least 10 credit hours
• It is possible to complete both degrees in 3 years, especially if the foundation course work has been completed

M.B.A. Program requirements:

• Students entering the MBA program will need to show evidence that they have completed at least one statistics course in their undergraduate degree. Students without such a class may complete instead a non-credit statistics tutorial offered for a fee by the College of Business.
• 3 MBA Core courses for a total of 9 hours.
• Up to 15 credit hours of MBA Functional Core courses
• JD students will complete the balance of their 33 hours for the MBA degree from concentration courses available in all of the functional business areas, plus 6 hours of JD course work.

J.D. Program requirements:

• 34 hours of first-year required courses
• 22 hours of upperclass required courses
• 38 hours of electives (12 hours may come from MBA course work)
• If transferring in 12 MBA hours, only three other non-classroom credit hours may count toward JD (see Academic Rule 6.8).
• 5 semesters carrying at least 10 hours of JD course work
• 1 semester carrying at least 10 hours of course work in the MBA program or a combination of MBA and JD courses; however, full-time law school tuition is required for this semester

The following is a sample curriculum of how students can complete both degrees simultaneously.  In addition to the 33 hours required for the MBA degree, students must also take or have previously completed a business statistics course. 

Financial Implications:

• Students pay the regular full-time law school tuition for 6 semesters
• Students pay the law school summer tuition rate for JD courses taken in the summer
• Students pay the regular hourly rate for 27 MBA hours, including the MBA hours taken in the sixth semester
• This represents a significant tuition savings against what would be paid if the degrees were pursued separately
• JD/MBA students are eligible to apply to the MBA program for scholarship aid (tuition waiver)
• JD/MBA students are eligible to apply for Law School scholarships

Transferability of Courses:

M.B.A COURSES ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER INTO THE J.D. PROGRAM
(A Maximum of 12 Semester Hours May Be Transferred)

    * MBA 701 Accounting Applications for Managerial Decision Making (3)
    * MBA 711 Managerial Finance (3)
    * MBA 712 Advanced Managerial Finance (3)
    * MBA 715 Investment Value and Theory (3)
    * MBA 717 Accounting Seminar (3)
    * MBA 719 Seminar in Finance (3)
    * ITM 731 Information Systems Management (3)
    * MBA 739 Tax Theory and Business Decisions (3)
    * MBA 741 Economic Analysis for Managers (3)
    * MBA 742 Seminar in Applied Managerial Economics (3)
    * MBA 761 Marketing Management (3)
    * MBA 765 Marketing Information for Executives (3)
    * MBA 767 Marketing Dynamics Seminar (3)
    * MBA 771 Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3)
    * MBA 775 Business Policy and Managerial Action (3)
    * MBA 776 Business, Ethics & Society (3)
    * MBA 779 Seminar in Management (1-3)

LAW SCHOOL COURSES ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER INTO THE M.B.A. PROGRAM
(A Maximum of 6 Semester Hours May Be Transferred)

    * LAW 307 Administrative Law (3)
    * LAW 326 Business Planning (3)
    * LAW 332 Corporate Finance (3)
    * LAW 442 Taxation of Business Enterprises (4)
    * LAW 339 Copyrights (2)
    * LAW 346 Employment Discrimination (3)
    * LAW 351 Estate and Gift Taxation (federal) (3)
    * LAW 353 Estate Planning (2)
    * LAW 371 Insurance (3)
    * LAW 373 International Business Transactions (3)
    * LAW 381 Labor Law (3)
    * LAW 385 Mortgages (3)
    * LAW 405 Municipal Corporations (3)
    * LAW 407 Oil and Gas Law (2)
    * LAW 411 Negotiable Instruments (3)
    * LAW 413 Patent Law (3)
    * LAW 436 Securities Regulation (3)
    * LAW 437 Securities Practice Seminar (2)

To get to the College of Business Administration web site for more information on the JD/MBA program go to COBA.

Students must apply to the 2 programs (JD and MBA separately). Law students wishing to participate in the program must meet with an Associate Dean of the Law School and submit a notice of intent to participate in the program to the Law School Registrar prior to beginning the program.