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J.D./MBA Combined Degree Program
The J.D./MBA Combined Degree Program is designed to permit students interested in obtaining both the J.D. degree and the MBA degree to complete both degrees in less time than if they were earned independently. This can be accomplished because certain course work taken at the School of Law can be transferred for credit toward the MBA degree, and, conversely, certain course work taken at the Leavey School of Business can be transferred toward the J.D. degree.
ADMISSION
To participate in the J.D./MBA Program, students must first be admitted to the School of Law. During the first year of the J.D. Program, students apply to the MBA Program, following the regular MBA admissions procedures, including taking the GMAT. Enrollment is limited to full-time students. Enrollment in the combined degree program is limited to those students with 45 units or less in the law school, including current enrollment. Students must be in good standing in the Law School to be considered for admission into the MBA program.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
While enrolled in the program, students must
- Satisfy the academic requirements of each school
- Complete the same number of courses (business) and semester units of credit (law) as other recipients of the respective degrees, including all courses required by each school
- Plan a specific, individualized academic program with, and approved by, both the School of Law J.D./MBA Program advisor and the Leavey School of Business J.D./MBA Program advisor.
Note: No more than two courses taken at other accredited law schools will be accepted for holders of a J.D. degree.
COMBINED CURRICULUM
With the approval of any such individualized academic program, permission may be granted to count certain specified courses for credit toward both degrees. For example, such courses might include Business Organizations (248), Consumer Protection (231), Advanced Corporations (249), and Labor Law (235) in the School of Law; Accounting for Business Decisions (ACTG 301), Economics for Business Decisions (ECON 401), Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (ECON 405), and Financial Management (FNCE 451) in the Leavey School of Business. The Graduate Business Programs Office maintains the list of law school classes accepted toward the MBA degree. In no event will any such individualized academic program include more than 12 quarter units at the business school for which credit is also obtained at the law school, or more than 8 semester units at the law school for which credit is also obtained at the business school. (At the Leavey School of Business, 3 quarter units count as 2 semester units at the School of Law. Similarly, 2 semester units at the School of Law count as 3 quarter units at the Leavey School of Business.)
Under a typical schedule, students complete the program and receive both degrees in three and one-half or four years. The first year is spent exclusively in the School of Law. The second year is spent exclusively in the Leavey School of Business, and thereafter work is taken concurrently in both schools.
Note: Students who withdraw from the J.D. Program will not be granted transfer credit toward the MBA degree for courses taken in the School of Law.
