J.D. / M.B.A. Degree Program

Application

Apply and be admitted to each program.  (Admission to one program will not affect admission to the other.)

• Apply to the Law School by March 1.
• Apply to the Graduate School of Business by May 1.

If you're initially accepted to both schools, you can start your program at either, but you need to make the choice and inform both schools of your decision by May 15. Do so by contacting each school's Associate Dean or Director of Admissions.

You may also apply for a joint degree after you've become a law student. If you're accepted into the other program, then contact the Law School's Associate Dean of Administration and the other program's Director of Admission by May 15.

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Plan of Study

• Start at either program – during the first year of each, you’ll only take courses in that program.  You must complete the first year of one before you move to the other program.
• You’ll take a combination of law and business courses in your final two years.
• You must register in the Business cross listed number (if the course is listed as Law or Business) when you intend to apply the credits and grade to the MBA degree.
• If the course is not cross listed then we need to manually code your registration as Grad Business in the Law course.
• Regardless of where you are taking classes, you'll always retain the rights of a student at each school.

Degree Requirements

• Earn 75 law credits.
  • You may not apply non-law credit hours to your law degree.
  • 65 of your credits for graduation must be in William & Mary Law School courses graded by a letter grade (ie, A, B, C).
• Complete the first- and second-year Law School course requirements.
• Satisfy the Law School Major Paper Requirement.
• Earn a minimum cumulative law GPA of 2.0.
• Comply with all M.B.A. requirements:
  • 50 business hours
  • All other degree requirements
  • Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.

Tuition and Fees

• Pay tuition and fees at the Law School rate for three years.
• Pay tuition and fees at the Business School rate for one year – typically the first year of MBA study.

Financial Assistance

• If you’re eligible, you can be considered for available scholarship funds at either school.
• If you’re eligible, you can receive up to three years of Law School-administered aid. 
• If you receive Law School scholarship funds or aid, they are not available during the year you’re paying tuition to the Business School.
• Educational loan applications are processed by the Office of Student Financial Aid for the College of William & Mary.