Juris Doctor-Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
The Juris Doctor-Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) joint degree offers law students a chance to earn a comprehensive graduate education in professional management, while preparing them for leadership roles in business and other organizations.
- A total of 114 combined credits are needed to complete the JD/MBA.
- The JD is a 90-credit degree and the MBA is a 33-credit degree.
- Dual-degree students may waive a combination of 9 credits from both programs combined (for a total of 114 credits), but cannot waive more than 6 credits from either program.
There are four possible combinations:
| COMBINATIONS |
JD CREDITS |
MBA CREDITS |
TOTAL CREDITS |
| 6/3 |
84 |
30 |
114 |
| 5/4 |
85 |
29 |
114 |
| 4/5 |
86 |
28 |
114 |
| 3/6 |
87 |
27 |
114 |
Tuition
You must apply to the law school and the graduate school separately.
- Once admitted to both programs, you are a joint-degree student.
- Admission into one school does not automatically grant you admission into the other, regardless of your intent to pursue a joint degree.
- You must apply to both schools for graduation by notifying the staff member in charge of graduation at that school (Sharon Day – Law School and Sharon Sewell – Business School).
Frequently Asked Questions
When to register for each program:
| TERM |
LAW CLASSES |
MBA & MAcc CLASSES |
| Fall |
May (date depends on year in school)
|
First week of April
|
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Spring
|
November (date depends on year in school)
|
Mid-November
|
|
Summer 1
|
Mid-March
|
Mid-March
|
|
Summer 2
|
Mid-March
|
Mid-March
|
How does registration work?
- You may only be able to use Zagweb to register for classes at the law school. Always try to register for all your classes first, if you have problems then proceed to the next step.
- To register for MBA & MAcc classes, email the registrar and include the CRN(s) for the classes, your student ID, and note that you are a MBA/JD or MAcc/JD student.
Are both schools on the same academic calendar?
No. The Law School starts a week earlier in both the fall and spring semester. Both schools have 15-week semesters, but the Law School has two weeks of finals, whereas the business school has just one week of finals.
- Finals end for both schools at the same time; however, the Law School starts a week earlier than the Graduate School of Business.
- Be aware that the final week of the Business School semester may conflict with the first week of Law School finals and may require a schedule adjustment.
- Law School summer sessions start a week later than business school summer sessions.
- Florence summer program students should be aware of start/end schedule discrepancy before making travel plans.
- The Memorial Day holiday is observed on Memorial Day at the law school; however, the graduate school of business observes it a few weeks later due to the school start date.
