Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor

Integrated M.B.A./J.D. Program

This program is designed to enable a student to obtain both a Master of
Business Administration (M.B.A.) and J.D. within four, instead of five, years.
Successful applicants will pursue first-year studies separately in the Odette
School of Business and the Faculty of Law. Years II and IV of the integrated
program will involve work in both Faculties.

Admission Requirements
The admission procedure for the integrated program consists of two stages.
At the first stage, students applying to the program must meet the admission
requirements of both the M.B.A. and J.D. programs. Therefore, separate
applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of
Graduate Studies and Research for admission to the regular degree program
in Law and the M.B.A.. To facilitate academic and career planning, it is strongly
suggested that these applications be made simultaneously. Students who are
accepted to both the M.B.A. and J.D. programs will be accepted to the
integrated program, and will proceed to attend first year in either Faculty. Such
students will be granted a deferred admission to the other Faculty in the
program.
This special deferred admission will be revoked if the applicant’s
performance in the first program fails to meet the first-year academic
standards of the program. In such case, the applicant may re-apply for regular
admission to the second degree program.
Applications will also be considered for entry to the program from
candidates who are attending the first year of either the J.D. or M.B.A.
programs. They must meet the admissions requirements and application
deadline for the program for which they are seeking entry.
Application Deadlines
Faculty of Law
November 1 (J.D.)
Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
May 1 (M.B.A.)

Term Planning

First and Second Years
The first two years of study in the integrated program will consist of the
regular first-year programs of each faculty.

Third and Fourth Years
The third and fourth years of the integrated program will be devoted to
required and elective courses offered in both the Faculty of Law and the
Odette School of Business.
In the MBA program, students will be required to take five candidate-level
courses. These must include 75-698 (Strategic Management) and four courses
selected from a minimum of two of the following areas: Accounting,
Management and Labour Studies, Finance, Management Science, Marketing,
and Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the MBA major
paper or thesis must have a substantial legal component.
In the Faculty of Law, the student will enrol in courses for a minimum of
40 credits. These must include Torts, Civil Procedure, one course from the
Legal Perspectives Group, and one course requiring a substantial paper that
must account for at least 50 per cent of the student’s grade in the course. The
MBA paper will ordinarily satisfy this requirement, subject to the approval of
the Faculty of Law Academic Programs Committee.
In addition to the requirements outlined above, the candidate must choose
three additional candidate-level M.B.A. courses or a further three law courses
totaling at least nine credit hours or any equivalent combination. The
student’s elective choices shall be reviewed by the Integrated M.B.A./ J.D.
Committee in light of the student’s personal and career objectives, and the
necessity of scheduling core business and law courses.

Advancement
Continuation in the program is conditional on students meeting the following
requirements:

First and Second Years
Standing in the top half of the class; no Faculty of Law course grade lower
than C-.

Third and Fourth Years
In courses taken in the Odette School of Business, candidates must
attain at least one A- or above grade and not receive any grades below
B-. In courses taken in the Faculty of Law, candidates must attain in
each year at least one grade of B- or above and must not receive any
grade lower than C-.
Candidates who fail to meet the above standards may be advanced upon
the approval of the Program Committee if such action is warranted.
Candidates who either fail to advance from First to Second Year, Second Year
to Third Year, Third to Fourth Year, or who choose to leave the program will
be free to continue on for both degrees, but within normal degree
requirements, and subject to any conditions set out by the two Faculties.
Students who fail to advance or who leave the program after Third Year and
who have taken the appropriate electives may petition the Odette School of
Business to be allowed to complete the regular requirements
for the MBA degree.

Year     Law Stream                              Business Stream
I              Law I                                         Qualifying Year –MBA
II            Qualifying Year – MBA                   Law I
III           Candidate Year – MBA                  Candidate Year – MBA
               Law II and  II                              Law II and  II
I V          Candidate Year – MBA                  Candidate Year – MBA
               Law II and  II                              Law II and  II

Please consult the Cashier’s Office about the tuition structure and the Faculty
of Graduate Studies and Research for inquiries about awards.

Students holding an Honours B.Comm. degree may obtain both the J.D. and
M.B.A. degrees without the assistance of a special integrated program.
However, by submitting applications simultaneously to both the Faculty of
Law and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research and indicating an
interest in the program, such students may be granted a deferred admission to
whichever degree program he or she elects to take second. This special
deferred admission will be revoked if the applicant’s performance in the first
program fails to meet the first-year academic standards of the program. In
such case the applicant may re-apply for regular admission to the second
degree program.

Important Note:
The University reserves the right to make changes in the integrated program
and any rules or regulations applying to it.