J.D./Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The School of Law, in partnership with the Graduate School, offers a dual degree program that enables students to earn both the Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degrees in three to four years. The M.B.A. curriculum is designed to accommodate demanding schedules through a lock-step format delivered primarily online, including summer courses. Law students may begin the dual degree program either in the summer before their first year of law school or in the summer following their first year.

Students may complete both degrees with a minimum of 108 credit hours. This is made possible by allowing up to 12 hours of approved law coursework to count as electives toward the M.B.A. degree, and up to 12 hours of approved M.B.A. coursework to count toward the J.D. These are transfers of credit hours only; grades from graduate business courses do not impact a student’s Law School GPA or class rank.

Students must declare their intent to pursue the dual degree no later than their second semester of law school. The first year of study is dedicated entirely to the standard 1L law curriculum. In subsequent years, students complete remaining law requirements alongside approved M.B.A. coursework.

Students may also enroll in the Graduate School prior to beginning law school to complete any required leveling courses and take up to 12 approved M.B.A. credit hours. Only designated courses may be taken during this period. Students who complete more than 12 approved M.B.A. credit hours (excluding leveling coursework) before matriculating into the School of Law are not eligible for the dual degree program.

Admission requires acceptance into both the School of Law and the Graduate School. The Graduate School accepts the LSAT in lieu of the GRE or GMAT for admission purposes.

Curriculum

J.D./M.B.A Curriculum 

J.D./M.B.A. Program Contacts

Law Faculty Advisor:
Professor Alyson Outenreath
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Texas Tech University School of Law
3311 18th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79409
Phone: (806) 834-8690
alyson.outenreath@ttu.edu

Program Director | Graduate Enrollment Services
Jessica Peters
Rawls College of Business
Box 42101
Texas Tech University
Lubbock TX 79409
Phone: (806) 834-4028
jessica.peters@ttu.edu