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The JD/MBA Combined ProgramThis program represents the combination of two separate degree programs: one leading to the Juris Doctor (JD) degree, the other leading to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Students involved in the program are those who have been admitted to both the School of Law and the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration who desire to pursue both degrees with the benefit of cross-acceptance of a certain number of credit hours. A major benefit of the program is that it results in a reduction in the number of semesters a student would normally need to obtain both degrees – a reduction of at least one semester. No combined transcript is used nor is a combined degree awarded upon completion of the program. Students simply advance in each school toward its respective degree and may apply for graduation to either school upon meeting the requirements for its specific degree whether or not the requirements for the other degree have been met. I. Cross-Acceptance of Degree HoursThe School of Law will accept up to ten (10) credit hours of MBA courses toward the ninety-one (91) hours required for the JD degree. The only exceptions are courses that are not graduate-level courses (if any) or courses that cover the same material as Law courses (such as an introduction to business organizations course or MGT 5510: Legal and International Environment of Business). The Associate Dean of the School of Law will review each student’s course request to determine whether the courses are acceptable toward the JD degree. In addition, the student may apply twelve (12) credit hours of business oriented law courses towards the MBA degree (as an emphasis within the “Beyond Core” of the MBA program). Each course transferred must meet acceptable grade requirements of the transferor school. See sections IV and V for JD and MBA grade requirements. II. Application Procedure, Admission and Program ApprovalThe normal application process for admission to each school must be followed and the usual requirements for admission to each school apply. There are no special admission requirements for entry into the joint JD/MBA program. Students may take advantage of the program provided that, by the end of their first academic year (or two years in the case of a part-time or “Flex” Law student), admission has been secured to both degree programs (JD and MBA). Students should develop a planned program of courses and submit the plan to each school for approval. The program plan must meet the Juris Doctor and MBA degree requirements (see sections IV and V). III. EnrollmentStudents may take MBA courses before regular enrollment and matriculation in the Law School, but these courses cannot transfer to the JD program. The first year law curriculum must be taken as a "one year package" and only MBA courses completed after this time will apply to the law degree. Law courses completed before admission to the MBA program can be applied to the JD degree. IV. JD RequirementsCompletion of 91 credit hours, 81 of which must be in law school courses. At least 76 must be in courses requiring actual attendance in regularly scheduled class sessions in the Law School. Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. The grade in transferred courses from the MBA program will not transfer into the JD cumulative GPA. Instead, the course grade will be converted to “credit”, provided the grades are at least C (2.0) or better in 5500-level coursework. If the grade received is insufficient to be converted to credit, the course will not be accepted toward the ninety-one (91) hours required for the JD degree. At least six semesters in law school residence, with not less than 10 law school classroom credit hours per semester. Two summer sessions may be considered a semester for residency purposes provided at least 10 law school classroom hours are completed in the two summer sessions. Completion of all required courses. Students in the program must complete all of the following first-year required courses during their first year in law school (catalog descriptions of these courses can be found here):
Winter Semester (14 credit hours)
Students must also complete the following additional required law courses during their second, third and fourth years in the program.
Completion of the Law School's Research and Writing requirement. This requires students to write a paper of publishable quality, demonstrating intensive research. It may be completed in various ways, such as writing an extended seminar paper, an elective course paper, or an independent study paper. It may also be satisfied by writing a faculty supervised Law Review comment, Urban Lawyer annotation, or an Appellate Advocacy brief. Completion of the Law School's UCC Requirement. This requires students to take at least one of the following courses: Commercial Transactions, Secured Transactions, or Sales and Leasing. Completion of the Law School's Jurisprudential requirement. This requires students to take at least one course from a particular group of elective offerings, including Comparative Law, History of Law and Jurisprudence. Completion of the Law School's Advanced Torts Requirement. This requires students to take at least one course from a particular group of courses that fulfill this requirement. Regular and punctual class attendance. Successful completion of all course work within five years from the day the student began his or her course of studies leading toward the degree. A student will not be allowed to enroll in any course after the five-year period. V. MBA RequirementsCompletion of thirty (30) to forty-eight (48) credit hours. The total number of required hours for each student is determined at the time of admission. Cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 or better. Grades of B (3.0) or better in 80% of the Bloch School courses completed. Due to differing grading standards, the transferred law hours are not included in the 80% calculation. Courses must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better to count toward the MBA program. The MBA program is divided into “Core” and “Beyond Core” coursework. There are 24 credit hours required in the core section. The number of hours required in the beyond core section varies based on the number of required core classes and will range from 24-30 credit hours. (Assumes Math 110: College Algebra, and MIS 203: Computer Applications for Business, or equivalent) MBA CoreBeyond Core
ElectivesThe number of electives required will range from 9-15 depending on the number of Beyond Core hours needed. All electives must be outside of the selected emphasis area. No more than twelve (12) hours from any other area can be applied to the program. EmphasisEach student also must complete a twelve (12) credit hour emphasis in Management-General Law. This requirement is met by choosing twelve (12) hours from the following list of selected Law School courses. The catalog description of Law School courses can be found here. The following courses are taken for 2 or 3 credits as appropriate.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City 115 Bloch School, 5110 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 PH: 816-235-2215
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