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Why pursue a Law Degree and an MBA?

     The worlds of policy and management have become inextricably intertwined since the advent of increased government regulation of business, as well as the burgeoning international trade market. In a global economy, the role of the attorney in the day-to-day management of businesses has become paramount, as the modern business manager needs immediate access to legal advice.

What are the advantages of pursuing them through a joint degree program?

     The joint JD/MBA program strives to improve the effectiveness of managers, policy, and legal advisors to business by training individuals to understand the importance of the issues, skills, and methods in both law and business. Graduates of the program will have the tools to pursue careers in the legal and business professions, especially where those areas overlap such as investment and commercial banking, management consulting, government regulation, and business policy analysis.

What are the degree requirements?

     JD/MBA students must complete the full four-year joint program, including all separate course requirements for both the JD and MBA degrees. The program requires completion of 123.75* credit hours, 76* hours in law courses and 47.75 hours in MBA courses. The program requirements are summarized below.

Degrees/certificates awarded	Degree Requirements
J.D. MBA Joint Program Certificate	4 year program 124* credit hours (76* in law, 48 in MBA courses) satisfactory completion of the upperclass legal writing requirement course in Professional Responsibility
Typical Credit Distribution	Curriculum/Course Requirements
First Year 31* JD Second Year 32 MBA Third Year 23 JD 11.5 MBA Fourth Year 22 JD 4.5 MBA	31* hrs in required first year law curriculum;     32 hrs 21 of core classes; 3.5 of residency credits; 7.5 in elective classes.   Core Classes include: Financial Accounting, Applied Business Statistics, Microeconomics, Organizational Behavior, Management Communication, Managerial Accounting, Strategic Management, Financial Markets, Marketing, Management Science, Corporate Finance, Operations Management, International Business Environment and Leadership & Business Ethics I.    Residency credits include Georgetown Means Business (pre-Fall) and Career Tracks Innovation (Spring);     11.5 hrs of M.B.A. credits in Year Three including 1.5 core, 7 residency and 3 elective.  Core includes Leadership & Business Ethics II;  Residency includes Leadership (2 credits – pre-Fall) and Global coursework in Mod 2 & 3 plus travel prior to Spring Break (5 credits);  4.5 hrs of M.B.A. credits in Year Four including 4.5 of electives; and     21-27 hrs in upperclass law electives, including the required course in Professional Responsibility and satisfactory completion of the legal writing requirements. Credit requirements in this area will vary depending upon the student's choice of courses within his/her area of concentration.     Corporate Law Focus: must also complete 12 hrs of required business-related law courses taken in the 3rd and 4th years, which include: Corporations, Taxation I & II; and 6 hrs of business-related law courses in addition to those listed above. View course descriptions of business-related courses Public Policy Focus: must also complete 18 hrs in required public-policy-related law courses taken in the 3rd and 4th years, which include: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law II, Corporations, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, and Taxation I; and 6 hrs of required public-policy-related law courses in addition to those listed above. View course descriptions of public-policy-related courses

*NOTE: 1 fewer credit is required for students who completed the first year law curriculum prior to 2007-2008.

Revised December 11, 2009 (DB)