 |  Joint MBA/JD Degrees
Traditionally, Schulich and York’s Osgoode Hall Law School has offered a four-year joint program leading to joint Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees. In Summer 2009, we will offer a new 3 Year study option. This new study option requires the student to begin the program in the summer term in the MBA, and condense Years 1 and 2 to sixteen months of continuous study.
Graduates from these highly challenging programs follow career paths in which business and law overlap. Students normally specialize in some business/law combination such as environmental law/business management; economic regulation; finance; international business; corporate/commercial law; corporate tax; labour law/labour relations; public administration; and real estate and infrastructure. Regardless of their proposed career path, students should always ensure sufficient breadth in their legal studies to prepare for the Bar Admissions Course and the demands of a legal career.
For information additional to that included below, contact either the Schulich Graduate Admissions office at (416) 736-5060, or the Osgoode Office of Student Services at (416) 736-5042.
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FACULTY
Faculty members teaching in the MBA/JD program are drawn from the full faculty complement of the Schulich School of Business and the Osgoode Hall Law School.
MBA Co-Director, MBA/JD Program
R. Peter Macdonald
LLB (Osgoode) | | JD Co-Director, MBA/JD Program
G. Thomas Johnson
BA (Hons York), BCL (McGill), SJD (Wisconsin), of the bar of Ontario |
STUDY OPTIONS
FULL-TIME STUDY (MAIN CAMPUS)
- normal full-time load is 15.0 credit-hours of courses per term
- Osgoode requirement of 13-17 academic credits in each of Fall and Winter (yrs. 3 and 4)
PROGRAM LENGTH
- 2 terms of Schulich MBA courses
- 2 terms of Osgoode Hall Year 1 curriculum
- 4 terms of combined Schulich courses and Osgoode courses
- 3 or 4 years total, depending on program chosen at start
GRADING SYSTEM
| Letter Grade | Index | Interpretation |
| A+ | 9 | |
| A | 8 | Excellent |
| A- | 7 | |
| B+ | 6 | |
| B | 5 | Good |
| B- | 4 | |
| C+ | 3 | |
| C | 2 | Acceptable |
| C- | 1 | |
| F | 0 | Failing |
| P | 0 | Pass (Courses taken on exchange) |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- successful completion of:
| ~ | compulsory non-credit business and law seminar during the first year of the joint program |
| ~ | 45.0 credit-hours of Schulich School of Business courses |
| ~ | Year 1 Osgoode Hall Law School requirements |
| ~ | 45 academic credits of upper year Osgoode Hall Law School courses, including successful completion of Joint MBA/JD Seminar in the fourth year of the joint program |
| ~ | successful completion of an upper year research and writing requirement (Osgoode) |
| ~ | successful completion of the 40 hour Osgoode Public Interest Requirement (OPIR) |
THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM
YEAR 1
REQUIREMENTS*
EITHER
OR
- 9 courses of required Osgoode Hall Year 1 curriculum
- Students who receive waiver with replacement for Schulich MBA 1 required Core Courses must replace these core courses with Schulich elective courses. No advanced standing is permitted in the JD program.
NOTE: All joint MBA/JD students are also required to take MGMT 5500 0.00 in their first year of the Joint MBA/JD Program. This is a compulsory non-credit seminar course.
YEAR 2
REQUIREMENTS
- the Year 1 required program in the other school
YEARS 3 AND 4
REQUIREMENTS
- a combination of Schulich and Osgoode courses, consisting of:
| ~ | at least 15.0 credit-hours in Schulich (Note that MBA 2 Required Foundations of Management Core Courses: SGMT 6000 3.00 Strategic Management, MGMT 6100 3.00 Strategy Field Study and MGMT 6090 0.00 Strategy Field Study Formation can be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4.) |
| ~ | at least 45 academic credits of Osgoode Hall Law School courses, including completion of the Joint MBA/JD Seminar (LW 3820 3.00) in the final year. |
| ~ | completion of the Osgoode upper year research and writing requirement (a major paper of at least 8000 words worth at least 60% of the course grade). |
| ~ | successful completion of the 40 hour Osgoode Public Interest Requirement (OPIR) |
| Note: | 1. Students will not be eligible to advance to the final two years of the joint degree program if their grade point average (GPA) in the first year of Osgoode is lower than 5.51 (B), or is lower than 5.0 (B) in the first year of Schulich.
2. Students ineligible to continue in the joint program may continue in either Schulich and Osgoode, provided they maintain the required standards of each. |
SUMMER COURSES (4 YEAR PROGRAM)
Students in the 4 year program may enrol in a maximum of 6.0 credit hours in the summer term at the Schulich School of Business, and must pay the Schulich part-time fees for that term. Taking summer courses does not allow for a reduction in Fall & Winter term required credits but permits flexibility in course selection or additional law courses.
EXCHANGE PROGRAM
MBA/JD students may participate in a Schulich Exchange term abroad, however, courses taken on exchange through Schulich are not eligible to be included in the required 45.0 credit hours that must be taken at Schulich. Exchange credits will be considered as extra credits and will extend the program. Students should consider Osgoode exchange options.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
To be eligible for consideration, each applicant must meet the admission criteria for both the Schulich School of Business and the Osgoode Hall Law School. Osgoode Hall admission criteria can be found in the Law School’s calendar. A limited number of students in Schulich MBA 1 or the first year of the Osgoode Hall JD program will be considered each year for direct admission into the MBA/JD joint program (4 year program only).
Schulich admission criteria are the same as those for the Schulich MBA program with the following exceptions:
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- an undergraduate degree from a recognized university with at least an A- average in the last two full years (or equivalent) of academic work
GMAT SCORE
- scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) of no less than the 85th percentile
LSAT
- scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) of no less than the 85th percentile
WORK EXPERIENCE
- while work experience is not a requirement for the MBA/JD joint program, it is important to note that the Average MBA student has three to four year's working experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must apply both to the Schulich School of Business and to Osgoode Hall Law School.
FEE SCHEDULE - 4 YEAR PROGRAM
Fees must be paid as follows:
- Year 1 or 2 in Schulich
- Year 1 or 2 in Osgoode Hall
- Years 3 and 4 (current Osgoode Hall tuition)
- students may register for MBA courses in the Summer Term, in which case tuition is paid to Schulich
FEE SCHEDULE - 3 YEAR PROGRAM
Fees must be paid as follows:
- Terms 1 and 4 in Schulich
- Terms 2 and 3 in Osgoode Hall
- Years 3 and 4 (current Osgoode Hall tuition)
- In years 2 and 3, students may register for MBA courses (6.0 credit-hours max)in the Summer term, in which case part-time tuition is paid to Schulich
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- information on Schulich entrance scholarships and financial aid is available on the Scholarships and Financial Assistance Web site, and in the Schulich Financial Aid Booklet. For information, and to obtain the Schulich Awards and Financial Support brochure, please contact Anne Caulfield, Financial Aid Officer, in room W262, Schulich, (416) 736-2100, ext. 30515.
- For financial support through Osgoode Hall Law School, contact Penny Spence, Student Financial Assistance Officer, Room 131C, Osgoode Hall Law School, (416) 650-8178
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