Dual Degree: MBA/JD Option -

The College of Business at Washington State University and the College of Law at the University of Idaho offer a joint JD/MBA program which allows students to earn both the Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees through a well-designed four year program.

To be eligible for the joint program a person must apply separately, and be admitted, to both the College of Law at the University of Idaho and the College of Business MBA Program at Washington State University. 

Year 1 Fall Semester (12 credits) – all courses at UI
Law 805 - Intro to Law and Procedure
Law 815 - Legal Research & Writing

Year 1 Spring Semester (17 credits) – all courses at UI
Law 806 – Procedure Law
Law 812 - Criminal Law
Law 814 - Contracts II
Law 815 - Legal Res & Writing (cont)

Year 1 total credits:
LAW – 29 credits
MBA – 0 credits

Year 2 Fall Semester (l6 credits) – all courses at WSU
Acctg 550 – Intro to Fin and Mgr Acct
Econ 555 – Mgr Econ for Dec Making
MgtOp 591 – Stat Anal for Bus Decisions (credits may apply to law degree)
MgtOp 593 – Mgr Lead and Prod (credits may apply to law degree)
Mktg 505 – Survey of Market
BA 702 – Directed Study

Year 2 Spring Semester (l6 credits) – all courses at WSU
Acctg 533 – Administrative Control (credits may apply to law degree)
Fin 525 – Adv. Fin. Mgt.
Mgt Op 581 – Operations Mgt
MIS 580 – Inform. Systems Mgt (credits may apply to law degree)
Mktg 506 – Mktg Mgt and Admin Policy (credits may apply to law degree)
BA 702 – Directed Study

Year 2 Summer (1 credit)
BA 600 – Internship (1 credit)

Year 2 total credits:
LAW – 41 credits (29 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)
MBA – 33 credits

Year 3 Fall Semester (16credits) – At both UI and WSU
Fin 526 – Probs in Fin Mgt. (credits may apply to law degree)
HBM581 – Service Mgt.
MIS 576 – Emerging Technologies
Law 902 – Constitutional Law I
Law 919 – Business Associations (credits may apply to MBA degree)

*BLaw 510 (WSU) – satisfied by Law 919 and Law 962 (UI)

Year 3 Spring Semester (17 credits) – At both UI and WSU
Law 962 – Professional Responsibility (credits may apply to MBA degree)
Law 925 – Creditors’ Rights (credits may apply to MBA degree)
Law 950 – Evidence
Law 905 – Constitutional Law II
Mgt Op 590 – Strat Form & Org. Design (credits may apply to law degree)
Entrp 501 – Bus. Plan Competition

Year 3 total credits:
LAW – 59 credits (47 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)
MBA – 57 credits (48 from MBA classes; up to 9 additional from LAW credits)

Year 4 Fall Semester (at least 15 credits from the elective list below) – all at UI
Law 907 – Administrative Law (B) (may apply to MBA)
Law 908 – Intro to Law of the Workplace (may apply to MBA)
Law 911 – Principles of Suretyship (may apply to MBA)
Law 922 – Intell. Prop: Unfair Competition (may apply to MBA)
Law 924 – Sales (B) (may apply to MBA)
Law 926 – Bankruptcy (may apply to MBA)
Law 930 – Taxation (may apply to MBA)
Law 931 – Intell. Prop. – Patents (may apply to MBA)
Law 941 – Wills and Trusts (B)
Law 942 – Water Law (B)
Law 944 – Local Gov’t and Land Use (may apply to MBA)
Law 963 – Family Law (B) (may apply to MBA)
Law 978 – Small Bus Leg Clinic

Year 4 Spring Semester (at least 15 credits from the elective list below) – all at UI
Law 910 – Antitrust and Treade Reg (may apply to MBA)
Law 915 – Int’l Bus. Trans. (may apply to MBA)
Law 917 – Negot. and Approp. Disp. Resol (may apply to MBA)
Law 920 – Securities Regulations (may apply to MBA)
Law 923 – Payment Systems (B) (may apply to MBA)
Law 927 – Bus. Entities Taxation (may apply to MBA)
Law 943 – Real Estate Finance (B) (may apply to MBA)
Law 945 – Community Property (B)
Law 947 – Environmental Law (may apply to MBA)
Law 952 – Remedies (B)
Law 952 – Criminal Procedure (B)
Law 960 – Conflict of Laws (B)
Law 978 – Small Bus Leg Clinic

Year 4 total credits:
LAW – 89 credits (77 from LAW classes; up to 12 additional from MBA credits)
MBA – 60 credits (48 from MBA classes; up to 12 additional from LAW credits)