A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- JD/MBA Dual Degree program
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- Total credits (published)
- 9.5
- Credits (computed from items)
- 29.5-33.5
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_861dee62
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
0 items
1L Required Courses
6 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 2-4
MBA Core Requirements
major core · 0 items
Accounting
3 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course0.5-1
- 1
Finance 1
0 items
Corporate Finance
3 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course0.5-1
Macroeconomics
3 items
- Select one of the following:Not resolved to a course0.5-1
- As published: “Macroeconomics and The Global Economic Environment (Half CU)”
Legal Studies
1 item
- or: LGST 6120 Responsibility in Businessor: LGST 6130 Business, Social Responsibility, and the Environment0.5
Microeconomics
2 items
- As published: “Microeconomics for Managers: Foundations”0.5
- As published: “Microeconomics for Managers: Advanced Applications”0.5
Management
2 items
- As published: “Foundations of Teamwork and Leadership”0.5
- or: MGMT 6120 Management of Emerging Enterprises1
Marketing
2 items
- 0.5
- or: MKTG 6130 Strategic Marketing Simulation0.5
OIDD
8 items
- Select one unit of the following:Not resolved to a course0.5-1
- 1
- 0.5
- 1
- 2
Statistics
1 item
- As published: “Regression Analysis for Business 2”or: STAT 6210 Accelerated Regression Analysis for Business1
Management Communication
2 items
- Select one of the following options:Not resolved to a course0.5
- As published: “Management Communication 3”or: WHCP 6180 Entrepreneurial Communication3
Writing Requirement
0 items
MBA students are required to demonstrate mastery of persuasive writing for a business audience. This is tested on an online Writing Waiver Exam that incoming MBA's complete the summer before they matriculate. Students unable to demonstrate mastery on this exam are required to take WHCP 6210: Foundations of Business Writing in the fall of their first year. This pass/fail, 0 CU course is designed to provide students with the instruction and support they will need to achieve mastery in persuasive writing for a business audience.
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Second Year Requirement:
0 items
Students must satisfy the following requirements during their second year in the program: (1) maintain a Wharton GPA that is greater than 2.33 in each semester of their second year, and (2) have no more than 4 CU of Wharton courses with a grade less than or equal to 2.33 (C+ or lower) in their second year.
0 items
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