M.B.A./J.D. Joint Degree Program
M.B.A./M.D. Joint Degree Program
M.B.A./M.H.A. Joint Degree Program

M.B.A./J.D. Joint Degree Program

A four-year program leading to a joint M.B.A. and J.D. degree is offered principally for those who have not had prior business training and want to combine study in the two disciplines. Although there is not a defined market for those persons earning the joint degree, those who enter the program often seek to practice in law involving business clients, in a corporate law department, or in a government agency regulating business. Graduates may enter a variety of positions in areas such as banking, investment banking, and management consulting.

Candidates must meet the admission criteria of each school and be separately admitted by each. Completed application documentation, including the GMAT and LSAT examinations, is required for each school. Candidates may be admitted to graduate programs in the Kelley School of Business in either August or January and to the School of Law—Indianapolis in August. Both the School of Law—Indianapolis and the Kelley School of Business are highly regarded professional programs. As such, each semester more applicants seek admission to each program than there are spaces available in each school.

The M.B.A./J.D. degree requires four years of full-time study instead of the five years that would be required if the two degrees were to be earned separately. The program requires 80 credit hours at the School of Law—Indianapolis and 39 credit hours in the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis for graduation. Non-joint study requires 90 credit hours at the School of Law—Indianapolis, while the M.B.A. requires 51 credit hours in the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. Summer school during the first two summers of the joint program is encouraged to help the M.B.A./J.D. student attain increased credit hours and ease potential scheduling conflicts that may arise when scheduling course work in two different professional schools.

Typically, students spend the first year in full-time study in the School of Law—Indianapolis and then begin integrating their course work with the Kelley School of Business course work in the second year. In order to be granted the M.B.A. and the J.D. degree as a joint student, the requirements for both degrees must be completed before either can be conferred. Both degrees must be conferred concurrently.

Grade point averages in the Kelley School of Business and the School of Law—Indianapolis are computed separately. Continuation in the program requires the student to meet passing requirements in each school. Students failing in one school, but passing requirements in the other, may complete the degree in that school. Such completion must be upon the same conditions (credit hours, residency, etc.) as required of "regular" (non-joint program) degree candidates.

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M.B.A./M.D. Joint Degree Program

The Indiana University M.B.A./M.D. Joint Degree Program is a program that allows for the concurrent study of medicine and graduate business course work. The program is jointly administered by the IU Kelley School of Business and the IU School of Medicine.

The joint program consists of a mixture of required and elective courses, which provide students with a core of knowledge about the two professions and the flexibility to take courses that meet their goals for specialization.

Candidates must meet the admissions and prerequisite criteria of each school and be separately admitted by each. Candidates must be admitted to the School of Medicine in August of their first year and to the Kelley School of Business no later than January of their third year to begin their M.B.A. program in the summer of their fourth year. Applications must be submitted to each school in addition to completion of the Medical College Admission Test and Graduate Management Admission Test examinations. Both the School of Medicine and the Kelley School of Business are highly regarded professional programs. As such, each semester more applicants seek admission to each program than there are spaces available in each school.

As part of the application procedure for the M.B.A./M.D. Joint Degree Program, the interested candidate should contact the School of Medicine and the Kelley School of Business to obtain applications and pre-admission advising for each program. Included in the information for each program will be information on prerequisites, deadlines, and application checklists. Since prerequisite requirements and competitive standards are not waived for applicants to the joint program, it is to the benefit of the potential applicant to fully understand the application, admission procedures, and criteria for both schools.

In order to be eligible for consideration for admission to the M.B.A./M.D. program, applicants must apply, be admitted, and begin taking course work in the School of Medicine. The M.B.A. program will start at the beginning of the fourth year.

The M.B.A./M.D. degree requires five years of full-time study instead of the minimum six years that would be required if the two degrees were to be earned separately. The program requires four years at the School of Medicine and 40.5 credit hours at the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis for graduation. Non-joint study requires four years at the School of Medicine, while the M.B.A. requires 51 credit hours (usually 32 months part-time) at the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis. Typically, students spend three years of full-time study in the School of Medicine and then begin integrating their course work with the Kelley School of Business course work in the fourth year. The degrees are conferred simultaneously when all requirements for graduation for the joint degree have been met in each professional program. A joint student who chooses not to have the degrees conferred concurrently must meet the program requirements for each program as if he or she were a non-joint student.

If a student is dismissed or withdraws from one program, he or she may continue and complete the other program as long as he or she meets the minimum standards in that school.

During the fourth and fifth years in the School of Medicine, aside from meeting Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) requirements, the M.B.A./M.D. student has considerable freedom to plan his or her course work according to his or her professional goals. By combining electives in the medical school that are parallel or compatible with the M.B.A. program, the M.B.A./M.D. is able to plan a course of study that offers a true synthesis of business-medical issues. These planned electives, combined with the required core courses, provide the M.B.A./M.D. with the preparation to deal with the complex problems and issues faced in today's business-medical environment.

Transfer Credit

Because the residency requirement for M.B.A. students is 44 credit hours, M.B.A./M.D. students may not transfer credit into the Kelley School of Business.

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M.B.A./M.H.A. Joint Degree Program

A joint degree combining the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Health Administration is now available to students on the IUPUI campus. The program is jointly administered by the IU Kelley School of Business and the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Candidates must meet the admission criteria of each school and be separately admitted by each. Candidates may be admitted to the Kelley School of Business in either August or January and to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in August.

The M.B.A./M.H.A. requires three years of full-time study instead of the five years that would be required if the two degrees were to be earned separately. This joint program requires 39 credit hours of M.B.A. course work and 39 credit hours of M.H.A. course work.

Students are required to follow the program requirements and policies set forth for each program by its respective faculty. Each school has a student handbook that sets forth the program requirements and policies. In order to be granted the M.B.A. and the M.H.A. degree as a joint student, the requirements for both degrees must be completed before either can be conferred. Both degrees must be conferred concurrently.

Grade point averages in the Kelley School of Business and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs are computed separately. Continuation in the program requires students to meet passing requirements in each school.

Transfer Credit

Because the residency requirement for M.B.A. students is 44 credit hours, M.B.A./M.H.A. students may not transfer credit into the Kelley School of Business.

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