Application Process
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Applicants must apply to the Juris Doctor (JD) program, the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, and the CDP.
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Applicants must gain independent admission to both the JD and MBA programs before they may be considered for admission to the CDP. Alternatively, students in Year 1 of either the JD or Full-Time MBA program can apply to the CDP.
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Applicants must obtain satisfactory scores on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE; General Test) are recommended but not required. Test results are valid for five years.
Minimum Admission Requirements
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Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the JD program, the School of Graduate Studies, and the MBA program.
Academic Path to Completion
Every CDP involves a specific combination of approved degree programs. The CDP requirements build on those of the two separate degree programs. Each CDP has a unique pattern of academic activity year by year.
Year 1
Progression
Year 1 JD program requirements.
Specific Requirements
Complete Year 1 courses of the JD program at the Faculty of Law.
Year 2
Progression
Year 1 MBA program requirements.
Specific Requirements
Complete 4.3 FCEs in required Year 1 courses of the MBA program, including 0.5 elective FCE at the 2000 level.
Years 3 and 4
Progression
2000-level MBA courses.
JD program requirements.
Complete the remaining MBA 1000-level required courses.
Specific Requirements
Complete 4.5 FCEs in 2000-level MBA courses.
Specific restrictions apply for students who wish to take MBA experiential learning courses. Please refer to the MBA program requirements for more information.
Students will be exempt from taking RSM1380H.
Complete 45 JD credits including a perspective course, a moot, and an international/comparative/transnational (ICT) perspective course. At least 10 credits must be management related.
Students should not take any courses outside the Faculty of Law or Rotman School except on an approved exchange program and with permission of both Faculties.
Students have the option of completing an emphasis — an identified set and sequence of courses in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Full-Time MBA degree. Please see details in the Management MBA Emphases section.