Business Administration & Juris Doctor Dual M.B.A./J.D.

Degree Requirements

Students must be admitted to both the JD and MBA programs with graduate standing. The candidates must successfully complete the 80 credit hours of Law course work and 33 credit hours of the MBA required course work. Furthermore:

1. William S. Boyd School of Law cannot award credit for any class taken before matriculation. JD/MBA candidates must therefore enroll at the School of Law before taking any MBA courses to be counted toward the JD degree.
2. A maximum of six credit hours taken prior to admission to the JD/MBA program may be applied towards the MBA degree requirement. This includes all courses taken as a fully admitted graduate MBA student at an AACSB accredited business school, as an admitted law student at UNLV, or as a non-admitted student at UNLV before admission to the MBA program.
3. JD/MBA candidates who subsequently decide to pursue only the JD or only the MBA must complete the degree program in its entirety and subject to the same rules and requirements as students not pursuing the JD/MBA program. Because students must finish both programs to receive credit toward the JD/MBA, degrees will not be awarded until both programs are finished.
4. JD/MBA candidates must comply with the requirements for all students regarding the maximum amount of time for completion of a degree program. The maximum period law students to complete requirements for the JD degree is seven years. The Graduate College imposes a six-year time limit for completion of a master’s program.
5. JD/MBA candidates may not receive credit for taking courses outside their degree program without prior approval.
6. Student honors and class ranks at the William S. Boyd School of Law will be computed based solely on law classes. Student honors and class ranks at the College of Business will be computed based solely on classes taken as business classes.
7. Students in the JD/MBA program must remain in good standing at both JD and MBA programs.
8. Students in the JD/MBA program are subject to the same rules and regulations that apply to all students at the William S. Boyd School of Law and the College of Business.
9. 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.

MBA Core Required Courses - Total Credits: 33*

• MBA 702 - Statistical Analysis (prerequisite for all other MBA courses)
• MBA 706 - Law, Regulations and Ethical Issues
• MBA 707 - Organizational Behavior
• MBA 709 - Accounting for Managers (prerequisite for all other MBA courses)
• MBA 710 - Applied Economic Analysis (prerequisite for all other MBA courses)
• MBA 711 - Managerial Finance (prerequisite for all other MBA courses)
• MBA 715 - Market Opportunity Analysis
• MBA 720 - Supply Chain Management
• MBA 730 - Information Systems for Management
• MBA 735 - International Business and Cross Cultural Perspectives
• MBA 795 - Strategy Formation Processes (to be completed during student’s final semester)  

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  Boyd School of Law Dual Requirements: 

  • Required: 44 credits
  • Directed Electives: 18 credits
  • Free Electives: 18 credits