Joint Ph.D./MBA Program

Curriculum and Requirements
A student in the Graduate School who wishes to pursue the joint degree will be required to take one course in SOM before applying there. The student will need to obtain the permission of the SOM instructor and state his or her intention to apply to the joint degree program. GSAS will waive one course during the semester in which the student takes this preliminary course at SOM. For students in some disciplines, this prerequisite to admission will be waived. The student is expected to complete the qualifying exams and prospectus according to the standard schedule set by GSAS. The student will normally begin study at SOM after completing the departmental Ph.D. qualifying examinations at the Graduate School. Upon admission to SOM, the joint degree student will register at SOM for the first-year core of courses. The student may not fulfill any GSAS requirements during this time, nor may they serve as teaching fellows in the GSAS in any capacity. Prior to beginning the sixth year of study at the Graduate School, the student must register for a third term at SOM and complete up to four additional courses. Depending on the schedule of individual students, they may or may not complete all four of these remaining courses within a single semester at SOM. If they do not, they may complete the outstanding courses while registered at the Graduate School.

A student who has been admitted to GSAS while completing the first-year core at SOM may begin coursework in the Graduate School the following year. Once a joint-degree student has matriculated at GSAS, it is expected that the student remain registered continuously until completing the qualifying exams. During this time, the student may undertake limited coursework at SOM, but may not register there for the third and final term until he or she has passed the departmental exams at the Graduate School.

Prospective students who apply simultaneously may start the joint degree at either school and follow the schedules outlined above.

All joint degree students are subject to the codes of conduct published in the bulletins of their respective programs.