JD/MBA
The Wharton School

The aim of the JD/MBA program is to prepare tomorrow’s leaders in professional and analytic skills in law and in business expertise.

Students can earn both degrees in four years. Penn Law gives credit for four relevant courses taken at Wharton toward the JD. MBA students must take at least 15 courses toward that degree, and students in the joint degree program may receive credit for up to four Law courses for their electives.

Students apply separately to each department. Applications to the MBA program are welcomed contemporaneously with the Law School application or during the 1L or 2L year. Both departments require the appropriate standardized testing with application.

Here are possible tracks for completing the program.

	First year	Second year	Third year	Fourth year
Option 1 – contemporaneous applications	1L	MBA	2L & MBA courses	3L & MBA courses
Option 2 – contemporaneous applications	MBA	1L	2L & MBA courses	3L & MBA courses
Option 3 – apply to MBA while in Law program*	1L	2L	MBA	3L & MBA courses
Option 4 – apply to MBA while in Law program*	1L	MBA	2L & MBA courses	3L & MBA courses
Option 5 – apply to Law while in MBA program*	MBA	1L	2L & MBA courses	3L & MBA courses

*Please note that courses taken in one department prior to matriculation in the other cannot be counted toward the second degree.

JD/MBA The Wharton School

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JD/MBA
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