The MBA/JD is a four-year, full-time concurrent degree program offered by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Interested applicants should apply and be accepted to both the full-time MBA and JD program according to stated program application deadlines prior to beginning classes in the fall. Current ASU students already enrolled in the JD program should contact the W. P. Carey Office of Admissions for information.
MBA/JD Curriculum
MBA/JD students at Arizona State University spend one year completing 36 credits of core MBA coursework and 88 credit hours of JD coursework. The W. P. Carey School of Business and Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law share 12 credits completed towards the MBA/JD degree. MBA/JD students do not graduate from either program until the required coursework for both the MBA and JD degree is complete.
1st Year MBA Curriculum
The 36 MBA credits are composed of the first year core courses. Strategic Management and an additional elective are taken in trimester III instead of two elective courses. MBA/JD students are waived out of both Legal and Ethical Issues for Business (LES 579) and Global Business Environment (ECN 503) which are typically taken during the second year of the full-time MBA program. MBA/JD students do not complete a specialization through the MBA program. The MBA program will accept 12 elective credits from the JD program to fulfill the 48 credits required for the MBA degree.
MBA/JD |
Trimester 1
(Aug 20 - Oct 26) |
Trimester 2
Nov 5 - Feb 15) |
Trimester 3
Feb 25 - May 9) |
Financial Accounting
ACC 502) - 3 credits |
Managerial Economics
ECN 502) - 3 credits |
Managerial Accounting
ACC 503) - 3 credits |
Organization Theory
and Behavior
MGT 502) - 3 credits |
Managerial Finance
FIN 502) - 3 credits |
Management Information
and Decision Support Systems
CIS 502) - 3 credits |
Strategic Leadership
MGT 588) - 3 credits |
Marketing Management
MKT 502) - 3 credits |
Strategic Management
MGT 589) - 3 credits |
Managerial Statistics
ECN 501) - 3 credits |
Operations
and Supply Chain Management
(SCM 502) - 3 credits |
MBA Elective Course
3 Credits |
Career Leadership
(BUS 594) - 1 credits |
Career Leadership
(BUS 594) - 1 credits |
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2nd - 4th Year JD Curriculum
MBA/JD students spend the final three years of the concurrent degree program completing the ABA accredited law curriculum at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. The MBA/JD curriculum does not preclude a student from completing a concentration offered at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
MBA/JD Application
MBA/JD students must submit an application and gain acceptance to both the MBA and JD program prior to beginning the concurrent degree program during the fall semester. Application requirements must be completed for both degree programs according to stated deadlines. Acceptance to one program does not guarantee acceptance to both programs.
MBA Application
W. P. Carey MBA Application Deadlines
Fall 2008 enrollment deadlines are posted for both international and domestic applicants and are available here. The W. P. Carey MBA program began accepting fall 2008 enrollment applications on September 1, 2007.
W. P. Carey MBA Application Requirements
Online Application
Applicants must complete the MBA/JD application through the Graduate College at Arizona State University. Click here for W. P. Carey full-time MBA Online application requirements.
Application Fee
Test Scores
Those applying to the MBA/JD program will be required to complete both the GMAT and the LSAT. International applicants may be required to submit a TOEFL score.
The W. P. Carey MBA program requires two letters of recommendation. The Admissions Committee prefers professional letters of recommendation over academic letters of recommendation. Letters of Recommendation sent to the LSDAS for the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law must also be sent, under a separate cover, to the ASU Graduate School.
All official transcripts must be sent to the ASU Graduate College for the W. P. Carey MBA application. All official transcripts must also be sent to the LSDAS under separate cover for the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law application.
MBA Admissions interviews are by invitation-only. Once all supplemental materials are received for the MBA application, it will be sent to the Admission Committee for initial review. Applicants will be contacted via e-mail should the Admission Committee wish to extend an invitation to interview.
MBA/JD Tuition and Scholarship
MBA/JD Tuition
MBA/JD students are charged MBA tuition rates for the year they spend completing MBA coursework. MBA/JD students are charged Sandra Day O'Connor tuition for the three years they spend completing the JD coursework.
MBA/JD Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship is awarded by both the MBA and JD programs. All completed domestic and international applications to the MBA/JD program are automatically reviewed for merit-based scholarship by the MBA Admissions Committee. Scholarship is awarded at the time of admission and is applicable towards the time spent in the award-granting program of study. Scholarship awarded to applicants from the MBA program is applied to the three academic trimesters the student spends completing MBA coursework. Please click here for additional information about MBA scholarship opportunities.
MBA/JD Careers
MBA/JD students are encouraged to utilize the Career Services resources in both the W. P. Carey MBA program and the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. MBA/JD students interview with law firms and corporations that interview on-campus specifically to recruit ASU graduate students. Both the W. P. Carey MBA program and the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law offer professional, trained advisors to help MBA/JD students with internship and post-graduation employment.
Examples of Potential Corporate Professions:
- Human Resource Professionals
- Financial Planners
- Accounting and Tax Professionals
- Technology Transfer Professionals
- Technology Consultants
- Stock brokers
Examples of Potential Legal Professions:
- Corporate counsel
- Corporate litigators
- Securities attorneys
- Contract negotiators
- Licensing Professionals
- Bankruptcy attorneys
- Transactional attorneys
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