Combination Degrees

Combined Degree programs allow students to complete two graduate degrees concurrently in less time than would be required to complete each degree separately. William & Mary law students can pursue a degree in law and a second degree in one of the following:

  • Business (MBA)
  • American Studies (MA)
  • Public Policy (MPP)

For more information and requirements for admission, please visit our admissions website.

Combination Degree Policy and Guidelines
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 other program's courses in your final two years.
  • If a course is cross-listed law with the combination program, you must declare to which program the credits will belong at the time you register in the course.  Under no circumstance may you move the course from law to the combination program or combination course to law after the exam period for the term you are taking the course begins.
  • If the course is not cross-listed please declare to the Law School registrar upon registration to which degree the course will belong.
  • 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.
  • Earn a minimum cumulative law GPA of 2.5 at the end of the first term of legal study. A student who has not achieved a 2.5 cumulative GPA at the end of the first year of legal study will be dismissed for academic deficiency.
    • To be able to continue in residence at the Law School as a 2L or 3L, a student must maintain a term and cumulative grade point average of 2.3.
  • Comply with all combination program requirements.
Tuition and Fees
  • Pay tuition and fees at the rate determined by each program's matriculation semester and agreement.
Financial Assistance
  • If you’re eligible, you can be considered for available scholarship funds at either school.
  • If you receive Law School scholarship funds or aid, they are not available during the semesters you’re paying tuition to the other program.
  • Educational loan applications are processed by the Office of Student Financial Aid for the College of William & Mary.