JD/MSF Suggested Track

Below is one suggested track to complete the joint program within four years.  The number of courses may be reduced based on any course waiver a student receives.

Track 1

YEAR	SCHOOL	SEMESTER/QUARTER	COURSES	CREDITS
ONE	SBS	FALL	MBA 622* MBA 630* MBA 640* Prereq Elective*	3 3 3 3
ONE	SBS	SPRING	MBA 650*	3
ONE	MSF/SBS	3RD QUARTER	MSF 800 MSF 808	3 3
ONE	MSF/SBS	4TH QUARTER	MSF 810 MSF 812	3 3
TWO	LAW	FALL/SPRING	Required law courses	29
THREE	LAW	FALL	Required law Law Electives	2 7
THREE	MSF/SBS	1ST QUARTER	MSF 814 MSF 818	3 3
THREE	LAW	SPRING	Law Electives	12
THREE	MSF/SBS	3RD QUARTER	MSF 820	3
THREE	MSF/SBS	4TH QUARTER	1 MSF Elective**	3
FOUR	LAW	FALL/SPRING	Law Electives	28
		Total Law Credits	78
		Total MSF/SBS Credits	30-39

 

• *Subject to the MS in Finance Program’s waiver policy, these courses may be waived, reducing the joint degree to three and a half years, the minimum timeframe in which the joint program can be completed.  If prerequisite courses are waived, please contact the Program Office for possible scheduling alternatives.
• **Choose between one and three elective courses, depending upon prerequisite course waivers.  Contact the MS in Finance Programs Office for information and advising.
• In order to fulfill the Sawyer Business School’s (SBS) residency requirement, JD/MSF students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits at SBS. 
• JD/MSF students cannot take more than 15 credits combined at the Law School and SBS during a semester.  For the MSF program, courses taken during the 1st Quarter should be counted towards the fall semester 15 credit cap; courses taken during 2nd and 3rd Quarters  combined  should be counted towards the spring semester 15 credit cap.