J.D./M.B.A.

Only full-time law students and those applying to the full-time division of the Law School may apply for admission into the JD/MBA Program.

The JD/MBA Program is designed for the full-time student who wishes to combine his/her graduate studies in law and business administration. It requires an intensive full-time commitment and superior capability to handle the academic rigors of two equally intensive graduate programs.

Admissions

Applicants to the JD/MBA Program must first apply and be accepted separately to both the Law School and the MBA Program. Applicants must successfully complete the first year of Law School before they are eligible to apply to the JD/MBA Program. Acceptance to both schools does not guarantee admission to the JD/MBA Program.

Applications to the JD/MBA Program are due in the Law School Admissions Office by the first of July at the conclusion of the applicant’s first year at the Law School.

Course of Study

Students enrolled in the JD/MBA Program plan a specific course of study with the MBA Assistant Director and Director of Student Affairs at the Loyola Law School. Although no undergraduate business classes are required, students who have taken business courses may qualify to have additional MBA requirements waived (see waiver policy). JD/MBA students must take a minimum of 11 classes in the MBA Program.

Specific Course Paradigm for Master of Business Administration

The following course paradigm satisfies the MBA degree requirements for the JD/MBA Program:

I. Core Courses

The core curriculum courses, prefixed MBAA, comprise the first level or common body of knowledge studies in business administration. All core courses must be taken or waived before students may proceed to the advanced curriculum. Only MBAA 602-604 may be waived and students will have to take additional courses to meet the minimum units required to complete the degree. Either the MBA Assistant Director or the Associate Dean can approve exceptions.

MBAA 602 Financial and Managerial Accounting 3 semester hours
MBAA 603 Business Statistics 3 semester hours
MBAA 604 Business Economics 3 semester hours
MBAA 605 Management and Organizational Behavior 3 semester hours
MBAA 606 Marketing Management 3 semester hours
MBAA 607 Operation Analysis and Decision Support Systems 3 semester hours
MBAA 608 Financial Management 3 semester hours
MBAA 609 Management Information Systems 3 semester hours

II. Breadth Courses

Students may choose the five required breadth electives from the following functional areas: Management and Organizational Behavior, Marketing Management, Information and Decision Sciences, Human Resource Management, Financial Decision Systems, International Business Systems, Entrepreneurial Organizations, and Accounting Decision Systems. Students may take no more than two courses in any one functional area to satisfy the breadth requirement.

Students are advised to contact the Director of Student Affairs at Loyola Law School for specific degree requirements prior to enrolling in any law courses once they have been admitted to the dual degree program.

III. Integrative Experience Courses

Two integrative options are available:

Comparative Management Systems (MBAI 691)
3 Strategy Courses (MBAI 610 plus any 2 other strategy courses)

1. Integrative Project

MBAI 692 Integrative Project 3 semester hours

2. Comparative Management Systems

MBAI 691 Comparative Management Systems (CMS) 3 semester hours

3. 3 Strategy Courses

MBAI 610 Management Strategy 3 semester hours
Any 2 other strategy courses

Note:

All students enrolled in the JD/MBA Program are required to comply with the requirements of both the Law School and MBA Program. Please refer to the Loyola Law School Student Handbook and this University Bulletin for clarification on policies governing graduate students. Students may choose the five required breadth electives from the following functional areas: Management and Organizational Behavior, Marketing Management, Information and Decision Sciences, Human Resource Management, Financial Decision Systems, International Business Systems, Entrepreneurial Organizations, and Accounting Decision Systems. Students may take no more than two courses in any one functional area to satisfy the breadth requirement.