Overview

This 137-credit degree program is exclusively for students who were undergraduate business majors. It is ideal for those with the long-term goal of serving as advisors to the owners of closely-held businesses or family offices, or who plan to work with banking, trust or investment companies.

The Juris Doctor degree at Miami Law is a full-time program combining a rigorous academic curriculum with professional training in critical lawyering skills. 

Admission Requirements

Students can apply to the LL.M. Program in Estate Planning as early as the spring semester of their first year of law school.  Students should apply early during their second year of law school to the Accelerated M.B.A. program.  Please note that students must have the results of their GMAT exam when they apply to the Accelerated M.B.A. program.

Miami Law J.D. students may apply to the LL.M. Program during fall or spring of their 2L year, but before the end of the spring semester of the second year.

Miami Law J.D. students apply to the Accelerated M.B.A. Program early in their second year.  (You must have the results of your GMAT exam when you apply to the Accelerated M.B.A. Program)

Curriculum Requirements

JD REQUIREMENTS76
Refer to the link below for more information on the JD Requirements for Dual/Joint Degrees
LL.M. REQUIREMENTS26
Refer to the link below for more information on the LLM requirements
MBA REQUIREMENTS35
Refer to the link below for more information on the MBA requirements
Total Credit Hours137

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredit Hours
JD Courses 16
 Credit Hours16
Spring
JD Courses 16
 Credit Hours16
Year Two
Fall
JD Courses 16
 Credit Hours16
Spring
JD Courses 16
 Credit Hours16
Summer
MBA Courses 17
 Credit Hours17
Year Three
Fall
LLM Courses 13
 Credit Hours13
Spring
LLM Courses 13
 Credit Hours13
Year Four
Fall
MBA Courses 18
 Credit Hours18
Spring
JD Courses 12
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours137