JD/Flex MBA Joint Degree

Whether you aspire to be a business leader with legal expertise or want to pursue a law career with a solid business foundation, the JD-MBA program equips you with the tools for success. Students will be required to earn between 99 and 108* credits through credit sharing to complete their degrees. 

You can choose to begin your study in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business or in the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

* Credits vary depending on whether students choose to complete a Business Certificate.

Policies & Procedures

• Students must apply and be accepted into both programs of study.
• Students who successfully complete all requirements will receive two degrees and two diplomas. The degrees do not need to be conferred simultaneously.
• Students may begin their study in either the School of Business or in the School of Law.
• Students may not take business and law courses simultaneously until after all first-year law courses have been completed. For part-time law students, this means that business courses may be taken during the summer between the first and second years of law school but not during the fall and spring semesters of either year.
• Students who successfully complete all requirements will receive two degrees and two diplomas. The degrees do not need to be conferred simultaneously.  
• Courses from one program that are counted toward the other program will be applied to the student’s transcript as advanced standing credits. 

To view the School of Business's complete policies and procedures, visit the Graduate Catalog.

For information regarding the  Thomas R. Kline School of Law, please visit their web pages.

How to Apply

• Flex MBA Admissions
• School of Law Admissions