Student Affairs Guide - Howard University School of Law

PART IV.J.D./M.B.A. PROGRAM4-101 GeneralThe Howard University School of Law and the Howard University School ofBusiness offer a joint J.D./M.B.A degree program. In that program students mayreceive law school credit for selected courses taken in the School of Business andM.B.A. credit for law school courses. The joint-degree program is designed topermit a candidate to complete both degrees in four years or in four years plus onesummer. Normally each degree would require three years to completeindependently. Particulars about the program are available from the associatedean of academic affairs.4-102 Degree RequirementsStudents participating in the joint J.D./M.B.A. degree program are subject to thefollowing requirements which, to the extent inconsistent with regular J.D.program requirements, modify those requirements.4-103 Allocation of CreditsThe J.D./M.B.A. is a four-year, full-time program offered jointly by the School ofLaw and the School of Business. To receive the J.D./M.B.A. degree, a studentmust complete a total of 105 semester hours including all of the separate courserequirements for both the J.D. and M.B.A. programs. Of the 105 semester hours,66 must be completed in the School of Law, and 39 must be completed in theSchool of Business. Upon successful completion of the program, the respectiveschools confer the J.D. and M.B.A degrees simultaneously. Additionally, a JointProgram Certificate will be awarded upon completion of the program.4-104 Transferability of grades.The credits for approved courses taken at the School of Business transfer andcount toward meeting the law school graduation requirements, but the gradesreceived from the School of Business Administration are not used for determiningclass rank, honors, gpa, entitlement to grants and scholarships, etc.Rev. August 2012 64