Recognizing that the worlds of business and law have a complex and intertwined relationship, the Miami Business School and the School of Law offer a joint degree program. Upon completion, participants are awarded a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the School of Law and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Business School.
Shari Munroe was looking to take the next step in her career when she thought about pursuing either an MBA degree or a law degree. She decided to pursue both with the joint JD/MBA program at the University of Miami. Hear Shari discuss the benefits of earning the joint degree.
Independently, the JD degree requires the completion of 88 credits, while the MBA degree requires 56 credits. Students enrolled in the JD/MBA dual-degree program benefit from a total of 16 shared credit hours, reducing the overall required course load.
Students with an undergraduate business degree who enroll in the JD/MBA or JD/MBA/LLM programs that pair with the One-Year MBA courses do not share the same credits. Instead, these students complete a reduced MBA curriculum of 35 credit hours. Click here for more information.
Sandy Abraham
Executive Liaison, Interdisciplinary Programs and Initiatives
University of Miami School of Law
Tel: 305-284-4030
Email: sabraham@law.miami.edu
Students who apply for the joint JD/MBA program must apply to both the School of Law and the Business School. The applicant must achieve a qualifying score on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) for admission to the respective schools. The applicant must notify both schools that he or she is applying for the joint JD/MBA program, and must meet minimum standards of both the School of Law and the Business School to remain in the joint program.
The School of Law and the Business School each will accept the transfer of six credits from the other’s program. The JD degree requires 88 credits, but students in the joint program are permitted to count six credits earned from the Business School toward the JD degree. The MBA degree requires 46 credits, but students in the joint program are permitted to count 10 credits earned from the Law School toward the MBA degree. Hence, students in the JD/MBA program earn both degrees simultaneously, with 12 fewer credits than if the degrees were completed independently. Students must complete one year of law studies before commencing their business studies. How long it takes to earn both degrees depends on several factors (including whether the student takes summer law courses), but typically students will save about a year.
