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Curriculum

Typically, students take 4 years to complete the dual JD/MBA program. If you have an undergraduate business background, you may be able to complete degree requirements sooner. You may graduate from law school even if you haven't completed all the requirements for the MBA program.

Law Requirements

The Villanova School of Law requires 87 credits to receive a JD degree. All law school students are required to take:

  • The first-year curriculum
  • Constitutional law I and II
  • Legal profession
  • A practical writing course (such as Contract Drafting)
  • Either moot court and a research paper or a journal (such as the Villanova Law Review)

All other law school courses are electives. It is important to note that some MBA course credits count toward fulfilling the requirements for the JD degree. You can chose up to 12 credits from a list of selected MBA courses to help satisfy the credit requirements for the JD degree.

Villanova School of Business Requirements

The Villanova School of Business requires 56 credits to receive an MBA degree:

  • 5 credits of prerequisites
  • 15 credits of basic core courses
  • 24 credits of advanced core courses
  • 12 credits of elective courses

Additional Requirements

You must complete a minimum of 40 credit hours in the PMBA program. In addition, you are required to have at least one semester of college-level calculus and must possess basic computer skills (i.e., word processing, databases, and spreadsheets).

You also must take an international course either from a list of law school or business school courses. You can choose up to 9 credits from a list of selected law school courses to satisfy the MBA program's elective courses requirement. Thus, a JD/MBA student typically will need 47 MBA credits to receive an MBA degree:

  • 5 credits of prerequisites
  • 15 credits of basic core courses
  • 24 credits of advanced core courses, and
  • 3 credits of an elective course (assuming that the joint program student also takes 9 credits in law school courses that count toward the MBA degree).

Depending on your academic background, it is also possible to have some or all of the basic core courses waived. At the time of acceptance to the MBA program, the MBA office will review your undergraduate transcript to determine if any of the basic core courses in the MBA program can be waived.

Sample Guide

The Course Guide listed here is a sample course schedule of a student who has one prerequisite course and 2 basic core courses waived. Thus, this student will need to take in the College of Commerce & Finance the 1 prerequisite course, 3 basic core courses, all of the advanced core courses (8 courses), 1 elective, and satisfy the international course requirement.
For a detailed look at the Villanova School of Law's curriculum, please check their website.
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