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Dual Degree Programs

Our Graduate School of Business partners with 杏吧原创’s School of Law to offer you the opportunity to simultaneously earn both a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, or Master of Science in Taxation degree in as little as three years. These dual graduate degree programs allow you to gain skills in both business and law to prepare you for careers in the rapidly changing business and legal environments.

The dual degree program is designed to meet a two-fold need. On the one hand, there is need for lawyers who are trained in business. A legal education may sufficiently equip a person for general law practice or even for certain legal specializations, but the role of the lawyer in relation to business and other institutional needs demands preparation beyond the scope of a legal education. On the other hand, a successful business executive, skilled in financial and practical decision-making processes, will benefit from a thorough knowledge of the law.

Our dual degree programs include:

  • Master of Business Administration/Master of Accountancy (MBA/M.Acc): Students who wish to pursue both the MBA and M.Acc degrees may do so through the dual MBA/M.Acc program. Students must apply to both programs. Nine credit hours earned in either the MBA or M.Acc program may be transferred into the other program. The result is that the total credit hours required for both the MBA and M.Acc degrees will be reduced by nine. Consequently, the total graduate level credit hours required for both degrees would be reduced from 63 (33 plus 30) to 54.
  • Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor: The JD is a 85-credit degree, and the MBA is a 33-credit degree. Potentially up to 7 credits are transferable, contact your Admissions Specialist for further details.
  • Master of Accountancy/Juris Doctor: The Master of Accountancy program is a 30-credit program. Potentially up to 7 credits are transferable, contact your Admissions Specialist for further details. 
  • Master of Science in Taxation/Juris Doctor: The Master of Science in Taxation program is a 30-credit program. Potentially up to 7 credits are transferable, contact your Admissions Specialist for further details.
To be admitted into a dual degree program that includes the Juris Doctor, you must apply and be accepted to both the Graduate School of Business and the School of Law. 

 

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