This four-year joint JD and MBA degree program requires 129 units: 47 units of business courses and 82 units of law courses. Additionally, students must complete 30 hours of co-curricular activities at the Graziadio Business School.
The co-curricular activities are designed to enhance student learning in the areas of communication skills; critical thinking; integration and application; values and ethics; job placement and career development. Students must complete 30 hours of co-curricular activities; activities scheduled as contemporary issues courses may carry 0-4 units and a maximum of 4 units of co-curricular activities may count towards the elective requirements of the program.
The Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration (JD and MBA) degree program is a joint program of the Graziadio School and the School of Law. Applicants for the joint program must apply and be granted admission to both the Graziadio School and the School of Law. It recognizes the additional skills needed for business people and lawyers alike to be competitive in today’s global marketplace and provides the unique opportunity for students to gain the required knowledge to participate in and face the ever-mounting legal problems that arise as American business expands further into the world market. Students in this program are not eligible to study abroad unless they extend the length of their program by one trimester.
The Joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration requires 129 units: 47 units of business courses and 82 units of law courses. The business curriculum consists of four components:
| Core Courses (depending on courses waived) |
31 units |
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| Career Seminar |
0 units |
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| Integration Seminar |
0 units |
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| Elective Courses |
16 units |
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| Total Business Units Required |
47 units |
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The first year of study is completed exclusively through either the Graziadio Business School or the School of Law, with the second-year studies taken at the other school. In the third year of the program, students enroll exclusively in the School of Law in the fall term and exclusively in the Graziadio School in the spring term. The fourth year of study is completed exclusively through the School of Law. The following is an example of the sequence of studies:
| Year 1 |
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| Fall |
MBA Program |
16 units |
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| Spring |
MBA Program |
15 units |
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| Year 2 |
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| Fall |
JD Program |
16 units* |
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| Spring |
JD Program |
16 units* |
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| Year 3 |
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| Fall |
JD Program |
16 units* |
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| Spring |
MBA Program |
16 units |
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| Year 4 |
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| Fall |
JD Program |
17 units* |
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| Spring |
JD Program |
17 units* |
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Total 129 units |
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Students in this program are not eligible to study abroad unless they extend the length of their program by one trimester.
* The number of units completed each term at the School of Law may vary. Students should contact the School of Law for specific information regarding the number of units to be completed each term.