Below are possible tracks for completing the JD/MBA program in four years. Students in the four-year JD/MBA program model also must complete the JD/MBA capstone course in their final year of the program.
Options |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth year |
Option 1: Apply to MBA while in Law program* |
1L |
2L |
MBA |
3L & MBA courses |
Option 2: Apply to MBA while in Law program* |
1L |
MBA |
2L & MBA courses |
3L & MBA courses |
Option 3: Apply to Law while in MBA program* |
MBA |
1L |
2L & MBA courses |
3L & MBA courses |
Please note:
- Courses taken in one department prior to matriculation in the other cannot be counted toward the second degree.
- Students must apply to Wharton from the Law School in the academic year immediately preceding matriculation at Wharton.
Only current students can apply to the four-year JD/MBA program. Students apply separately to each school. Both schools require complete applications, including the appropriate standardized testing with application. Previously submitted components of an application to one school, such as letters of recommendation, cannot be carried over to the other school’s application.
Current students at the Law School applying to the four-year JD/MBA program must submit their application to Wharton by either the Round 1 or Round 2 deadline. Learn more about the Wharton MBA admissions process.
Current Wharton MBA students applying to the four-year JD/MBA program must submit their application to the Law School by the Law School’s application deadline. Learn more about the Law School’s admissions process.
To learn more about the JD/MBA Program, including the student experience, capstone course, and three-year program model, please visit this three year JD/MBA program page.
Contact us at jdmba@law.upenn.edu.