JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
The J.D./M.B.A. program is designed for those students seeking advanced education in business administration in addition to an education in the law. Applicants for the J.D./M.B.A. program must apply separately to the College of Law and to the College of Business graduate program and be accepted individually to both.
Normal degree requirements of 90 credit hours (juris doctor) and 33 credit hours in 700- and 800-level coursework (master of business administration) are complemented and reduced to 81 credit hours (juris doctor) and 24 credit hours (master of business administration). Each program is reduced by nine credit hours as each program accepts, as part of its requirement, nine credit hours from the other program.
Upon completion of the program, the student will be awarded two separate
degrees. The requirements for both must be completed, however, before
either degree can be awarded. Students participating in the joint program
must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 (4.0 scale) in the
College of Law and 3.0 (4.0 scale) in the College of Business .
Students failing to meet all of the requirements of the program are
awarded the juris doctor or master of business administration degree
only if they fulfill the requirements for the individual degree as outlined
in the College of Law or graduate bulletins, respectively.