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For students enrolled in the MBA/JD joint program, the Robinson College of Business will allow 12 semester hours of law courses with a grade of "B" or better to be credited toward the 12 semester hours in the general business concentration of the MBA curriculum. Reciprocally, the College of Law will permit, with prior approval, up to 12 semester hours of 8000-level MBA courses with grades of "B" or better. No credit hours for the MBA courses will be applied to the JD degree until the MBA is awarded. A simultaneous awarding of degrees will satisfy this requirement. As stated in the bulletin, a law student must earn 90 semester hours of credit to qualify for the J.D. degree.

The College of Law does not permit enrollment in the joint degree program after a student has completed more than 20 semester hours of 8000-level MBA coursework. After students have been admitted to both programs and have declared their intent to enter the joint program, they must, at first opportunity, complete the first 31 semester hours of required courses in the JD program. After the first 31 required semester hours of law are complete, enrollment in either college or both concurrently is permitted. Degree requirements for both programs must be complete within eight years of initial semester of enrollment in the MBA program. The JD degree must be completed within six years of initial enrollment in the JD program.

An MBA student may be required by the Robinson College of Business to take undergraduate or graduate foundation courses before beginning the MBA program. The College of Law strongly recommends that students planning on part-time law study complete those required foundation courses prior to starting their first law classes.