Suffolk Law Student Handbook

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)

Year 2

MBA courses (31 credits)

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

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:

Track One

Track Two

Year 1

MSF courses (24 credits)

First Year Law Curriculum (30 credits)

Year 2

First Year Law Curriculum (30 credits)

MSF courses (24 credits)

Year 3

Law (24 credits)/MSF courses (3 credits)

Year 4

Law (24 credits)/MSF courses (3 credits)

Course requirements for the JD/MSF program may be obtained from the Academic Services

Office or the Law School Office of Admissions.