A candidate for the JD/MPA program must meet the admission criteria for both the MPA, as determined by the Sawyer Business School, and the JD as determined by the Law School. No student will be considered for admission to the School of Management until the Law School Admissions Committee has acted favorably.

The curriculum requirements for the JD/MPA program are controlled by the respective schools. The JD/MPA degrees will be granted upon completion of 110 semester hours of work. Of this number, 80 semester hours must be completed in the Law School and 30 in the MPA program. Eighteen semester hours of electives are also required. At least nine semester hours must be taken in the Law School. The remaining nine hours may be completed in either the Law School or MPA program.

Course requirements for the JD/MPA program may be obtained from the Law Registrar's Office or the Law School Office of Admissions.

A candidate for the JD/MBA program must meet the general admissions standards of both the Law School and the Sawyer Business School. In addition, a candidate must meet additional requirements established by the Law School Admissions Committee.

A candidate must obtain a total of 109-112 credits for the joint degree. In order to qualify for the joint degree, a candidate must obtain 72 credits in the Law School, of which 12 may be awarded for courses taken in the Sawyer Business School.

A candidate must also obtain 51 credits in the Sawyer Business School, of which 37-40 must be in the business or related curricula and 12 may be taken in the Law School. The degree will be awarded upon completion of the entire four year program.

The joint JD/MBA program is open only to full time students. A student in the JD/MBA program must proceed according to either of the following tracks:

Course requirements for the JD/MBA program may be obtained from the Law Registrar=s office or Law School Office of Admissions.

A candidate for the JD/MSIE program must meet the admission requirements for the JD, as determined by the Law School, and the MSIE degree program, as determined by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For admission to the MSIE degree program, students must have taken the GRE or GMAT and must have taken undergraduate courses in Principles of Economics and in Statistics.

The JD/MSIE degree program requires the student to complete 110 credit hours, at least 80 hours of which must be awarded for courses taken in the Law School. For the JD/MSIE degree program, the six hours of MSIE thesis are waived. In lieu of a thesis it is recommended that JD/MSIE students take the following law courses: European Community Law and Legal Aspects of International Business Transactions.

Course requirements for the JD/MSIE program may be obtained from the Law Registrar's Office or the Law School Office of Admissions.

A candidate for the JD/MSF program must meet the admission requirements for both the JD, as determined by the Law School, and the MSF, as determined by the Department of Finance in the Sawyer Business School. A candidate must obtain a total of 108-117 credits for the joint degree. In order to qualify for the joint degree, a candidate must obtain 78 credits in the Law School and 33-39 credits from the core curriculum and electives in the Department of Finance. A student in the JD/MSF program must proceed according to one of the following tracks:

Course requirements for the JD/MSF program may be obtained from the Law Registrar's Office or the Law School Office of Admissions.

Candidates for the JD/MSCJ program must meet the admissions criteria for both the MSCJ, as determined by the College of Arts and Sciences, and the JD, as determined by the Law School. Applicants may apply to both schools before entering Suffolk University, may apply to the MSCJ program during their first or second year of enrollment in the Law School, or to the Law School as first year MSCJ students. There is no limit to the number of qualified students admitted to the joint program.

Course requirements for the JD/MSCJ program may be obtained from the Law Registrar's Office or the Law School Office of Admissions.

All joint degree candidates are subject to section II(G) of these rules and regulations, limiting credit for ungraded activities to 2 credits per semester.

Any student who is not in good academic standing is disqualified from the joint degree programs.