Students completing the Law and Business course of study will be eligible to receive the JD degree from the School of Law and the 100% online MBA degree from the MU Trulaske School of Business. This course of study may be completed in four years. Normally, students require three years to complete the requirements for the JD degree and two years to complete the requirements for the MBA degree.

Application Procedure

Applicants to the dual degree program must submit formal applications and meet the requirements for admission to both the School of Law and to the Crosby MBA Program, to be eligible for the dual degree.  Contact the Crosby MBA Program and the School of Law for further information on admissions requirements.  Both applications must normally be submitted before a student has substantially completed the requirements of either program. Students may apply for both programs before starting either one, may apply during their 1L or 2L year of Law School, or may apply during their first year of the MBA program.

Degree Requirement Summary

The program meets the requirements for the JD with a total of 83 hours of law credit and 6 hours of study at the College of Business. The program meets the requirements for the MBA with 47.5 credit hours of courses in the Crosby MBA Program and 6 elective credit hours at the School of Law.  Thus the total (net) additional credits required for JD/MBA is 41.5.

Curriculum

The curriculum has been designed so that law and essentials in economics are addressed, followed by specialized courses in the upper levels.  Students in the dual-degree program normally will spend their first year at the law school taking the traditional first-year law school curriculum.  During the remainder of the program, students will take courses both in the School of Law and the Trulaske College of Business.

School of Law Required Courses

89 hours required for graduation

1st Year

5010 Civil Procedure I (3)

5020, 5025 Contracts I & II (6)

5035 Criminal Law (4)

5040 Property I (2)

5070 Torts (4)

5017 Constitutional Law I (3)

5080, 5085 Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication I & II (6)

5095 Lawyering (2)

2nd Year

5260 Evidence (4)

2nd or 3rd Year

5015 Civil Procedure II (2)

5217 Constitutional Law II (2)

5240 Criminal Procedure (3)

5280 Professional Responsibility (3)

5045 Property II (3)

Law electives – 36 credits

MBA electives – 6 credits

*Students who are placed on probation at the end of the fall semester of the first year will be required to take Foundations of Legal Studies II in the spring semester. This course is designed to assist students in meeting their graduation requirements.

Crosby MBA Program of Study

Fall/Spring Courses

Management 8960 – Intro to Strategic Management (1.5)
Management 8390 – Org Behavior & Mgmt:  Macro Processes (1.5)
Management 7450 – Business Analytics (3)
Marketing 8460 – Managerial Marketing (1.5)
Marketing 8470 – Advanced Marketing Management (1.5)
Accountancy 8310 – Accounting for Managers (3)
Finance 8220 – Economics for Managers (1.5)
Finance 8110 – Managerial Finance I (1.5)
Business Administration 7050 – MBA Communications Practice (1.5)
Business Administration 7340 – Ethics & Leadership (1.5)
Management 8010 – MBA Seminar (Professional Development) (1.5) (Full semester course)
Novak Leadership Institute 7242 – Strategic Communication Leadership (3)
Management 8500 – Business Consulting:  Field Project (3)
Marketing 8720 – Global Business/International Marketing (1.5)

Electives:
Law classes – (6)
Certificate – Chosen Business Certificate (12)

Note: The above listing is the tentative schedule of which semester each class will be offered in. 1.5 credit courses are offered either in the first 8 weeks or second 8 weeks of a semester. Students will work with both Law and MBA advisors to schedule classes to fit individual needs.

Or

Business Core

Accountancy   8310– Accounting for Managers (3)
Finance  8110 –Managerial Finance I (1.5)
Finance  8220 Economics for Managers (1.5)
Management 8390 – Org Behavior & Mgmt:  Macro Processes (1.5)
Management 8960 – Intro to Strategic Management (1.5)
Marketing  8460 – Managerial Marketing (1.5)
Marketing  8470 – Advanced Marketing Management (1.5)

Professional Skill & Competencies 

Business Administration 7050 – MBA Communications Practice (1.5)
Business Administration 7340 – Ethics & Leadership (1.5)
Management 8010 – MBA Seminar (Professional Development) (1.5) (Full semester course)
Novak Leadership Institute 7242 – Strategic Communication Leadership (3)
Management 7450 – Business Analytics (3)
Management 8500 – Business Consulting:  Field Project (3)
Marketing 8720 – Global Business/International Marketing (1.5)

Electives:
Law classes – (6)
Certificate – Chosen Business Certificate (12)

Note: The above listing is the tentative schedule of which semester each class will be offered in. 1.5 credit courses are offered either in the first 8 weeks or second 8 weeks of a semester in most cases. Students will work with both Law and MBA advisors to schedule classes to fit individual needs.

Policy

1. Entry to the Law School and the MBA program occurs only in the fall. Students may begin either program first. However, during the first year of entering law school, only law classes will be taken. Thereafter, law and business classes may be intermingled.
2. Except in limited circumstances, the School of Law cannot award credit for any class taken before matriculation at the School of Law. Dual degree candidates are strongly advised to enroll at the School of Law before taking the 6 credits of business courses to be counted toward the JD degree.
3. Dual Degree candidates who subsequently decide to pursue only the MBA or J.D. degree must complete the chosen degree program in its entirety and subject to the same requirements as students not pursuing a dual degree.
4. Law students who receive credit under the dual-degree program for taking courses at the College of Business may not receive credit for taking other classes outside the School of Law. Similarly, MBA students pursuing a dual JD degree must select a business emphasis area rather than one outside the College of Business.
5. Student honors and class ranks at the School of Law will be computed on classes enrolled in as law courses.  Academic Achievement Awards in the MBA Program will be computed on classes enrolled in as business classes.
6. Students are required by the Graduate School to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all 7000-level and above Graduate School course work to be eligible to graduate with an MBA.  Grades for law courses applied as electives toward the MBA degree must be at least “C” or better, but will not count in the graduate grade point average calculation.  Numerical law grades are converted to letter grades by the course professor.
7. The listing of courses does not constitute a binding commitment that the courses will be offered during the student’s course of study or that the graduation requirements will remain unchanged.
8. Students in the dual-degree program are subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to all students at the School of Law and Crosby MBA Program.

If you have questions about the MBA program, contact: TrulaskeMasters@missouri.edu.