Suffolk University Law School and the Sawyer Business School offer a joint program in law and business management that results in combined JD/MBA degrees after four years of full-time study or five years of part-time study.

Degrees will be awarded when all degree requirements for both programs are fulfilled.

The curriculum requirements of the JD/MBA program are determined by the respective schools. Currently, 112-115 credits are required; of these, 72 credits must be taken in required and elective law school courses and 40 to 43 in the Sawyer Business School. Final programs are approved by the Associate Deans of each school.

Required Introductory Course – 1 credit

MBA 600 Effective Career Planning

Core Courses – 24 credits

MBA 610 Organizational Behavior
MBA 622 Operations and Data Analysis
MBA 630 Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
MBA 650 Value-Based Financial Management
MBA 660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value
MBA 670 Information Management for Competitive Advantage
MBA 680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment

Required Global Course – 3 credits

MBA 780 Managing in the Global Environment

Required Capstone Course – 3 credits

MBA 800 Strategic Management

Electives – 12 credits**

Courses may be selected from among electives in the following areas: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance and managerial economics, health administration, information systems, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, public administration and nonprofit management, strategic management, and taxation . No more than two courses may be in any one functional area.

**One elective must in the international business area

Waiver Policy

In the JD/MBA, one core course may be waived, depending on educational background. Required MBA Courses (MBA 600, MBA 780 and MBA 800) cannot be waived.

To waive a core course the following is required:

Successful completion of equivalent coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven years prior to JD/MBA matriculation with a grade of “B” or better.

A core course waiver is established upon entry to the JD/MBA. Students’ waiver questions/concerns must be addressed during the student’s first semester in the JD/MBA. A student receives academic credit for the core course waived, thereby reducing the total number of credits needed on the MBA side for the JD/MBA degree from 43 to 40.

Within the JD/MBA, only one core course may be waived. In some cases, JD/MBA students may be permitted to substitute a Sawyer Business School upper level elective of equal credit for a core course, depending on their educational background. This will be determined and so noted on the Program of Study at the time of entry to the JD/MBA. Students may elect to take a proficiency exam to gain the one core course waiver and/or to gain a core course substitution designation. Proficiency exams must be completed in the first semester in the JD/MBA program. JD/MBA students must complete a minimum of 40 credits in the Sawyer Business School.