MBA/JD - Dual Degrees - Admissions - MBA

Details

Admissions Process
Students are required to secure admission separately to the Darden School and the School of Law through the normal admissions processes of the two schools. The applicant will be held to the same standards as any other applicant, and the fact that s/he is a candidate for the dual-degree program will not be considered in the admissions process. Application may be made prior to entrance, prior to starting the third year of Law, or prior to starting the second year of Darden. No students are admitted to the dual-degree program after this time. Students who have been admitted to both schools and who wish to undertake the dual-degree program should notify the registrar of each school and apply to the faculty advisors for permission to do so. Admission requires approval of both the School of Law and the Darden School faculty advisors.
Timeline & Curriculum
The program takes four years to complete. It consists of the complete first-year program of each school, plus two years of course work taken from the curricula of the two schools and, in appropriate cases, from other graduate offerings at the University. Students who have been admitted to the program may elect whether they want to start in the School of Law or the Darden School, and in any event must spend their first year in full-time residence in either the Darden School or the School of Law.
In order to meet the curriculum requirements, the first-year curriculum of the School of Law must be completed by the student's second year and the first-year curriculum of the Darden School must be completed by the student's third year. When students are not studying as a first-year student in either school, they must complete the remaining required and elective curricula of both schools. At the conclusion of the fourth year, students who have earned a minimum of 70 credits and six residency semesters in the School of Law and a minimum of 52.5 credits in the Darden School will be awarded both the MBA and J.D. degrees. 
 
Student Life
The Darden JD/MBA Society is a student-run club that exists to support JD/MBA students by serving as a focal point for communication between dual degree students and the Law School and Darden administrations, faculty, alumni and prospective students. It promotes the exchange of information and advice among JD/MBAs, improves the functioning of the JD/MBA Program, lobbies on behalf of JD/MBA students and sponsors events and activities to promote interaction between the law and business school communities.
Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.
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Tuition & Financial Aid
During the first three years of the program, students will pay one full year of Darden School tuition (when enrolled in the full-time First Year curriculum at the Darden School) and two full years of Law School tuition. During the fourth and final year of the program, students will pay one semester of tuition to the Law School and one semester of tuition to the Darden School.
Financial aid will be provided by the school to which the student is paying tuition during each semester. Financial aid is not guaranteed and is subject to individual school and University availability and regulations.
 
Explore More
• Peter Hamilton (Class of 2024) on the Experience Darden podcast and Poets&Quants' "2024 Best & Brightest"
• Rachel Barnes (Class of 2021) on the Experience Darden podcast
• MBA/JD Webinar