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JD/MBA COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM

Structure
Students are registered in the combined JD/MBA program for all three years. Upon completion of the combined program, students will receive both an JD and an MBA degree. Below is a brief outline of the program by year. The specifics may change as courses change in each faculty.

Year
 		Months
 		Program Structure
One
 		March - August (to Labour Day)
 MBA Modules 1, 2 (with MBA 2015-2016 class)

September - April
 Law 1

May - August
 MBA Internship
Two
 		September - December
 Law and MBA

January - April
 Law and MBA

May - August
 Law 2 Internship
Three
 		September - December
 Law and MBA

January - April
 Law and MBA

June
 Law Convocation
MBA Convocation

JD/MBA combined program students must complete:
  • MBA core courses (Modules 1, 2, ICP/INVP), 6 MBA electives (weight of 0.75 each), totaling 14.50 credits.
  • 1 independent research credit from MBA (0.75 weight) or Law.
  • The compulsory elements of Western Law’s regular JD program, including January Term intensives and the Faculty writing requirement.
  • Additional upper year Law courses totaling at least 33 credit hours.
ICP = Ivey Consulting Project course
INVP = New Venture Project course

Students’ choices of elective courses are subject to the approval of the Program Directors who must review proposed elective course selections to ensure that the objectives of the program are met. The elective courses may not include introductory courses of a dual law and business nature. Visit http://law.uwo.ca/future_students/jd_academic_programs/combined_degree_programs.html for further details on the JD/MBA combined program.
 

Exchange Programs
Students enrolled in the combined program may be eligible for a Law exchange in Year Three. Students must ensure that their course load is appropriately balanced before permission will be given to participate in an exchange program.

Progression Standards
Students in the combined program must meet the regular progression requirements of the JD and MBA programs.

Failure to Meet Progression Standards
A student who fails to meet the progression standards must withdraw from the combined program. However, a student who has met the progression standards of either the MBA or JD program will be allowed to proceed in that program, and must complete all the degree requirements of the individual program in order to graduate from that program.

Dean's Honor List
Students are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Faculty of Law during their first year of Law. In subsequent years of the combined program, students who take Law courses totaling at least 12 credit hours in any year are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Faculty of Law in that year on the basis of those courses.  Students are considered for the Dean's Honor List at the Richard Ivey School of Business after completion of the MBA component of the combined JD/MBA program.

Graduation with Distinction
 Eligibility is determined by the regulations in effect in the Faculty of Law and the Richard Ivey School of Business respectively.

Gold Medal
Students in the combined program are eligible for the Stephen Watchorn Memorial Medal, and are not eligible for the Gold Medal in the Faculty of Law or the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Fees
Tuition fees for the combined programs are set by the University. Contact the Office of the Registrar, Western Student Services building, RM 1120, 519-661-2100, or at www.registrar.uwo.ca for details.
 
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Academic Calendar 2017 FACULTIES FACULTY OF LAW COMBINED PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS JD/MBA COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM
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