J.D./M.B.A.

The four year J.D./M.B.A. program requires completion of 119.5 academic credits (76 credits of Law Center courses and 43.5 credits of M.B.A. work; 9 credits of M.B.A work count toward the J.D. degree requirements). The program also requires: (1) completion of the graduation requirements of both programs; (2) maintenance of a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00/4.00 in the M.B.A. program and the required minimum cumulative grade point average for the J.D. program (see the Juris Doctor Program chapter of the Georgetown Law Student Handbook of Academic Policies); and (3) specific upperclass J.D. courses that must be taken to fulfill distribution requirements for either the Corporate Law or Public Policy focus, as outlined below. In addition to the J.D. and M.B.A. degrees, a Joint Program Certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the program.

The required J.D./M.B.A. academic credits are distributed as follows:

• 30 credits of the required first-year law program;
• 46 credits in upperclass law courses, including:
  • a course in professional responsibility;
  • satisfactory completion of the upperclass legal writing requirement;
  • 6 credits of experiential coursework;
  • For students matriculating in Fall 2022 or later:  a course that teaches students to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and the law’s differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class; and
  • additional courses in the Corporate Law or Public Policy focus area, as described below;
• 25.5 credits of required M.B.A. foundational and custom core classes; and
• 18 credits of M.B.A. elective classes.

J.D./M.B.A. Law Focus Areas

All J.D./M.B.A. students must complete additional LAW courses in either the Corporate Law or Public Policy focus area. A supervised research project may not be counted toward the focus area course credits.

Corporate Law Focus

In addition to the core requirements, students selecting the corporate law focus must complete:

• Corporations;
• Federal Income Taxation;
• Corporate Taxation; and
• 6 additional credits of business-related law courses to be taken in the third or fourth year.

Public Policy Focus

In addition to the core requirements, students selecting the public policy focus must complete:

• 18 credits of required public policy-related law courses taken in the third and fourth years, which include Administrative Law (not required for students who have completed Government Processes in Curriculum B), Constitutional Law II, Corporations, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation (or Legislation), and Federal Income Taxation; and
• 6 additional credits of required public policy-related law courses to be taken in the third or fourth year.

M.B.A. Management Science Major

Students have the option of obtaining the M.B.A. Management Science major. This requires completion of 24 STEM-eligible core and elective credits as part of the 43.5 credits of M.B.A. work.

Typical Degree Path

A typical distribution of the academic credits in the J.D./M.B.A. Program:

• First Year: 30-31 J.D. credits (depending on optional 1-credit Week One simulation course)
• Second Year: 28.5 M.B.A. credits
• Third Year: 22 J.D. credits, 9 M.B.A. credits
• Fourth Year: 23-24 J.D. credits, 6 M.B.A. credits