Students interested in the program should first apply to the School of Law. After successfully completing the first semester of law school, students interested in the joint program can apply to the Ageno School of Business. The LSAT scores will be accepted in lieu of the GMAT and Writing Proficiency Requirement in order to gain admission to the MBA. All the other admission requirements of our traditional MBA program apply. The decision on admission to the MBA program will normally be made after receipt of the second semester law school grades. The JD/MBA program is built on the curriculum of our traditional MBA program: students complete the same foundation program, and take the same core courses from the advanced program. The difference in this joint program is that JD/MBA students may apply 12 units of their second and third year Golden Gate University School of Law classes toward fulfilling a JD/MBA concentration while attending the School of Law. However, these twelve units will not be formally transferred to the MBA degree until the student has successfully completed the School of Law degree requirements. Additionally, twelve units from the MBA program are used to satisfy the elective requirement of your JD degree. In all, the program allows you to complete both the JD and MBA degrees in as little as 94 units, compared to 118 units if pursued separately. The total number of business units may be higher if you have not already completed the business subjects in the 18 unit MBA foundation program at an accredited undergraduate college or university (with a B- grade or better).

A complete JD program application consists of the following: Completed and signed Application Form; Personal Statement; Current Résumé; Additional Statement of Interest (if applicable); Character and Fitness Addendum (if applicable); Letters of Recommendation; A current LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Law School Report including a valid LSAT score, all post-secondary transcripts, and any transfer and/or foreign-earned credits; and Non-U.S. applicants must submit additional documents JD Program applicants who received undergraduate instruction in a language other than English must satisfy the Admissions Committee of the proficiency of their English language abilities. An official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report sent directly from the Education Testing Service (ETS) to the appropriate program at GGU Law satisfies this requirement.