Suffolk Law Summer 2019 Student Handbook

A candidate for the Three-Year JD/MBA program must be a full-time student and is required to meet the admission standards of the Law School and the Sawyer Business School. A candidate MUST file two applications: one to the Law School and one to the University Graduate Admissions Office. Both applications should indicate the selection of the dual degree. The Law School evaluates the application for admission criteria applicable to the Law side of the dual degree. The Graduate Admission Office evaluates the application for admission criteria to the MBA.

A student considering the Three-Year JD/MBA program should apply to the Law School as an Accelerated JD/MBA student.

Students in the three-year JD/MBA have two options for completing the program:

Track I

Year 1

First Year Law Curriculum (30 credits)

Summer

Law courses (8credits) MBA courses (31 credits)

Year 2

Summer

MBA courses (6 credits) and Law (2 credits)

Year 3

Law courses (32 credits)

Track II

Year 1

First Year Law Curriculum (30 credits)

Summer

Law courses (10 credits)

Year 2

MBA courses (25 credits) and Law Courses (4 credits)

Summer

MBA courses (9 credits)

Year 3

Law courses (28 credits) and MBA courses (3credits)

For additional information, please see https://www.suffolk.edu/law/academics-clinics/juris- doctor/dual-degrees

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Juris Doctor/Master of Science in Finance

A candidate for the JD/MSF program must meet the admission requirements for both the JD, as determined by the Law School, and the MSF, as determined by the Department of Finance in the Sawyer Business School. A candidate must obtain a total of 108-117 credits for the joint degree. In order to qualify for the joint degree, a candidate must obtain 78 credits in the Law School and at least 30-39 credits from the core curriculum and electives in the Department of Finance. A student in the JD/MSF program must proceed according to one of the following tracks:

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