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Dual and Joint Programs

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Students interested in completing more than one graduate degree may be interested in our MD/PhD, dual MBA/MS or joint JD/PHD/MS programs. Please contact [email protected] for questions regarding any of the below programs.

Students interested in a career-oriented toward bioengineering and medicine can pursue the combined MD/PhD program. Stanford provides two ways to earn an MD/PhD: 

• US citizens and permanent residents can apply to the  Medical Scientist Training Program  and can be accepted with funding from both the MD and PhD programs with stipend/tuition. They can then select a bioengineering laboratory for their PhD.
• Students not admitted to the Medical Scientist Training Program must apply and be admitted separately to the MD program and the PhD program of their choice.

The PhD degree is administered by the Department of Bioengineering. To be formally admitted as a PhD degree candidate in this combined degree program, the student must apply through normal departmental channels and must have earned or have plans to earn an MS in bioengineering or another engineering discipline at Stanford or another university. The MS requires 45 units of coursework, which consists of core bioengineering courses, technical electives, seminars and 6 unrestricted units. In addition, students will be expected to pass the Department of Bioengineering PhD qualifying examination. For students fulfilling the full MD requirements who earned their master’s-level engineering degree at Stanford, the Department of Bioengineering will waive its normal departmental requirement that the 15 units applied toward the PhD degree (beyond the master’s degree level) be formal course work. Consistent with the university’s PhD requirements, the department will instead accept 15 units comprised of courses, research or seminars that are approved by the student’s academic advisor and the department chair. Students not completing their MS engineering degree at Stanford will be required to take 15 units of formal course work in engineering-related areas, as determined by their academic advisor.

Dual MBA/MS

Stanford offers the opportunity to pursue a dual MS/MBA, which combines its world-leading programs in engineering and business. Admitted students fulfill the degree requirements for each degree with advising from BioE and GSB. Students may choose to pursue the dual MS/MBA concurrently or consecutively.

Candidates interested in pursuing the dual MS/MBA must apply to and be accepted by the other program separately, then notify the BioE program or GSB. Candidates may apply concurrently to both programs or apply to the dual degree program during the first year as an MBA or MS student.

For more information about applying to the MBA and BioE MS program, please consult the  MBA admissions website  and  BioE graduate admissions website.

Joint JD/MS/PhD

The School of Law and the Department of Bioengineering offer joint programs leading to either a JD degree combined with an MS degree in Bioengineering or to a JD combined with a PhD in Bioengineering.

The JD/MS and JD/PhD degree programs are designed for students who wish to prepare themselves intensively for careers in areas relating to both law and bioengineering. Students interested in either joint degree program must apply and gain entrance separately to the School of Law and the Department of Bioengineering and, as an additional step, must secure permission from both academic units to pursue degrees in those units as part of a joint degree program. Interest in either joint degree program should be noted on the student’s admission applications and may be considered by the admission committee of each program. Alternatively, an enrolled student in either the Law School or the Bioengineering Department may apply for admission to the other program and for joint degree status in both academic units after commencing study in either program.

Joint degree students may elect to begin their course of study in either the School of Law or the Department of Bioengineering. Faculty advisers from each academic unit will participate in the planning and supervising of the student’s joint program. Students must be enrolled full time in the Law School for the first year of law school, and, at some point during the joint program, may be required to devote one or more quarters largely or exclusively to studies in the Bioengineering program regardless of whether enrollment at that time is in the Law School or the Department of Bioengineering. At all other times, enrollment may be in the graduate school or the Law School, and students may choose courses from either program regardless of where enrolled. Students must satisfy the requirements for both the JD and the MS or PhD degrees as specified in the Stanford Bulletin or elsewhere.

The Law School shall approve courses from the Bioengineering Department that may count toward the JD degree, and the Bioengineering Department shall approve courses from the Law School that may count toward the MS or PhD degree in Bioengineering. In either case, approval may consist of a list applicable to all joint degree students or may be tailored to each student’s program. The lists may differ depending on whether the student is pursuing an MS or a PhD in Bioengineering.

In the case of a JD/MS program, no more than 45 units of approved courses may be counted toward both degrees. In the case of a JD/PhD program, no more than 54 units of approved courses may be counted toward both degrees. In either case, no more than 36 units of courses that originate outside the Law School may count toward the law degree. To the extent that courses under this joint degree program originate outside of the Law School but count toward the law degree, the Law School credits permitted under Section 17(1) of the Law School Regulations shall be reduced on a unit-per-unit basis, but not below zero.

The maximum number of Law School credits that may be counted toward the MS or PhD in Bioengineering is the greater of: (i) 15 units; or (ii) the maximum number of units from courses outside of the department that MS or PhD candidates in Bioengineering are permitted to count toward the applicable degree under general departmental guidelines or in the case of a particular student’s individual program. Tuition and financial aid arrangements will normally be through the school in which the student is then enrolled.

Joint Programs | MS/MBA

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The joint MS in Computer Science/MBA degree program (CS/MBA) enables students to pursue simultaneously a Master of Business Administration at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) and a Master of Science in Computer Science at the Stanford School of Engineering. Joint MS/MBA degree students will have interests in technology and leadership with a desire to become managers or entrepreneurs in technologically-inclined businesses. 

Program Overview

• The joint MS/MBA program requires a combined total of 129 units, enabling completion of the joint degree in nine quarters. 
• Students must successfully complete 84 units of instruction, 80 of which must be at the GSB, which includes successful completion of the Core and Distribution area requirements. Additionally, at least 70 GSB units for the MBA must be completed for a letter grade (not on a pass/fail basis). Rules concerning independent study, grade point average, the Global Experience requirement, and so forth will match those set for students in the regular MBA program, as specified annually on the MBA policies and Standard's tab on the MyGSB website.
• Students must successfully complete at least 45 unduplicated units of instruction approved by CS. Some of these courses (not to exceed 12 units) may be applied from approved GSB coursework. CS Foundations may be waived if equivalent coursework has been completed at another institution.

CS Foundations Areas (10 units towards the 45 may apply)

• Logic, Automata, and Complexity (CS 103, 3-5 units)
• Probability (CS 109, Stat 116, EE 178, CME 106 or MS&E 220, 3-5 units)
• Algorithmic Analysis (CS 161, 3-5 units)
• Computer Organization and Systems (CS 107 or 107E, 3-5 units)
• Principles of Computer Systems (CS 111, 3-5 units)

Significant Implementation Requirement  

• CS 140: Operating Systems and Systems Programming
• CS 140E: Operating Systems Design and Implementation
• CS 143: Compilers
• CS 144: Introduction to Computer Networking
• CS 145: Introduction to Databases
• CS 148: Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging
• CS 151: Logic Programming
• CS 190: Software Design Studio
• CS 210B: Software Project Experience with Corporate Partners
• CS 212: Operating Systems and Systems Programming
• CS 224R: Deep Reinforcement Learning
• CS 227B: General Game Playing
• CS 231N: Convolutional Neural Networks for Visual Recognition
• CS 239: Advanced Topics in Sequential Decision Making
• CS 243: Program Analysis and Optimizations
• CS 248A: Computer Graphics: Rendering, Geometry, and Image Manipulation
• CS 248B: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics: Animation and Simulation
• CS 330:  Deep Multi-task and Meta Learning
• CS 341: Project in Mining Massive Data Sets

Depth Requirement

Important Note : Completion of at least 21 units within a single specialization: Artificial Intelligence, Biocomputation, Computer and Network Security, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Management and Analytics, Mobile and Internet Computing, Software Theory, Systems, Theoretical Computer Science, Visual Computing.

Note : All coursework must be taken for a letter grade and no more than 9 units of independent study may be included. Remaining units may be applied from the student’s specialization, from another specialization, or from approved GSB coursework (up to 12 units). At most 3 units of Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Engineering seminars may be counted. CS courses numbered 112 and above, excluding CS 161A, CS 196 or CS 198 may be counted as electives. Other electives must be technical and numbered above 100, related to the degree program, and approved by an advisor and the MS Program Administrator. Maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale across all courses counting toward the MS is required.

All coursework must be taken for a letter grade and no more than 9 units of independent study may be included. Remaining units may be applied from the student’s specialization, from another specialization, or from approved GSB coursework (up to 12 units). At most 3 units of Computer Science/Electrical Engineering/Engineering seminars may be counted. Students are expected to complete the joint MS/MBA Program in nine quarters.

Approved Graduate School of Business (GSB) Courses

• FINANCE 341 - Modeling for Investment Management (3 units)
• FINANCE 350 - Corporate Financial Modeling (4 units)
• OIT 356 - Electronic Business (2 units)
• STRAMGT 330 - Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Partnership for Growth (3 units)
• STRAMGT 353 - Entrepreneurship: Formation of New Ventures (4 units)
• STRAMGT 354 - Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (4 units)
• STRAMGT 356 - The Startup Garage: Design (4 units)
• STRAMGT 366 - The Startup Garage: Testing & Launch (4 units)
• STRAMGT 572 - Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (2 units)
• FINANCE 620 - Financial Markets I (3 units)
• FINANCE 622 - Dynamic Asset Pricing Theory (4 units) (not offered 2022-23)
• FINANCE 624 - Corporate Finance Theory (4 units)
• FINANCE 625 - Empirical Asset Pricing (3 units)
• GSBGEN 641 - Advanced Empirical Methods (3 units)
• MGTECON 600 - Microeconomic Analysis I (4 units)
• MGTECON 601 - Microeconomic Analysis II (4 units)
• MGTECON 602 - Auctions, Bargaining, and Pricing (4 units)
• MGTECON 604 - Econometric Methods II (3 units)
• MGTECON 608 - Multiperson Decision Theory (3 units)
• MGTECON 610 - Macroeconomics (4 units)

Planning Policies

• For students starting at the GSB, joint MS/MBA students spend most of their first year fulfilling requirements of the MBA curriculum. Students may begin taking CS courses once they begin taking electives, typically during Spring quarter of their first year. During their second and third year, students have the opportunity to take a variety of electives at the GSB and the CS Department.
• For students starting at CS, joint MS/MBA students spend most of their second year fulfilling requirements of the MBA curriculum. During their third year, students have the opportunity to take a variety of electives at the GSB and the CS Department.
• Visit the  Computer Science specializations page for options. For assistance with program and course planning, please contact the Course Advisor ( [email protected] ).

Course Registration

• Students will have two open programs (known as "careers" in Axess) under which they may register for courses: the GSB career and the graduate (CS) career.
• Students must pay close attention to the career in which they register for a course. All GSB courses (whether applied to the MBA or the MS) should be enrolled under the GSB career.  

Getting Started

For more information, please contact the CS Department or the Associate Director for joint & dual degree programs at the Graduate School of Business. 

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Law JD/MBA Policies and Standards – 2023-2024

The Joint JD/MBA Degree Program is designed for students who contemplate a career in law or public service and wish to acquire the skills and background of a general business manager, and for those students who contemplate a career in business management and wish to acquire the skills and capacities of a lawyer. Joint JD/MBA degree students are offered the challenge of synthesizing the problem-solving techniques of a general manager with those of a lawyer.

The Joint JD/MBA Degree Program requires application to, and acceptance for admission by, both the Stanford Law School (SLS) and the Graduate School of Business (GSB). Typically, JD/MBA students apply to and gain acceptance for admission to both programs within the same year. However, it is possible for current JD (or MBA) students, who previously did not apply for the joint degree option, to apply for and pursue the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program. JD students in the third year and MBA students in the second year may not apply for the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program.

Generally, the first year is spent at the SLS followed by the second year at the GSB. Some JD/MBA students reverse that sequence, spending the first year at the GSB and second year at the SLS. During the final five or six quarters, those students take a combination of courses from the SLS and the GSB. Other JD/MBA students complete two years at the SLS followed by one year at the GSB and, during the final two or three quarters, take a combination of courses from the SLS and the GSB. Program requirements and policies applying to a first-year MBA student also apply to a JD/MBA student during the year when the student begins the Autumn Quarter Core Requirements.

Program Requirements

The Joint JD/MBA Degree Program requires a combined total of at least 164 unduplicated units, enabling completion of the program in eleven to twelve quarters. Students must fulfill the degree requirements for each school and should refer to the academic policies from both the SLS and the GSB for the year in which they begin the required curriculum for each program.

a. Of the 90 units required for the MBA, students must successfully complete 84 unduplicated units of instruction, 80 of which must be at the GSB, which includes successful completion of the Core Requirements and Distribution Requirements. Additionally, at least 70 GSB units for the MBA must be completed for a letter grade (not on a Pass/Fail basis). Rules concerning independent study, grade point average, the Global Experience Requirement, and so forth, will match those set for students in the regular MBA Program, as specified on the Policies and Standards tab on the MyGSB website in the year in which the student begins the Core Requirements. Note that students must complete five quarters of residency, i.e., full-tuition study, at the GSB. Residency at the GSB, as it pertains to the five-quarter graduation requirement, starts accruing when the student begins the Core Requirements.

b. Of the 111 units required for the JD, students must successfully complete 80 unduplicated units of instruction at the SLS. The remaining 31 units may be applied from non-LAW courses for JD/MBA students. Note, however, that, pursuant to ABA standards, the 31 non-LAW units will be reduced by externship, directed research, directed writing, senior thesis, research track, and moot court units taken at SLS.

Coursework Planning

• Students must be enrolled at full-time status in the SLS for the first year of law school and at full-time status in the GSB for the first year of business school. At some point during the joint degree program, students may be required to devote one or more quarters beyond the first year of the MBA curriculum largely or exclusively to studies in the GSB. At all other times, students may choose courses from either program while maintaining a combined quarterly unit load as is required by the GSB or SLS, whichever is higher.
• The Autumn Quarter Core Requirements must be completed in the first quarter of matriculation at the GSB, together with the student’s MBA “social” class. JD/MBA students are not permitted to take additional units in this quarter.
• Students are eligible to complete the Distribution Requirements only after completion of the Autumn Quarter Core Requirements. Distribution Requirements must be completed before the end of the first year at the GSB.
• Students must complete the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program in 11 or 12 consecutive quarters. A different timeline requires approval from the MBA Program and is unlikely to be granted except for students who have received approval for a leave of absence or a childbirth accommodation. Students who do not meet the requirements according to the timeline stated above and do not have approval from the MBA Program for a different timeline, are disqualified and subject to immediate dismissal. See the section on Consequences for Falling Out of Good Academic Standing and Academic Probation.
• Students desiring to complete the program in ten quarters must complete the first year of law school and the first year of business school in years one and two of the joint program. Additionally, students must submit a petition outlining their plans to meet the requirements and reasons for wanting to complete the program early. The petition should be in the form of a letter and submitted via email to the SLS Registrar and to the GSB Associate Director, Strategy & Curricular Support at the GSB. Petitions will be reviewed by the faculty deans from the respective schools to determine if such a shortening is consonant with academic standards and in the best interests of the student. Students who complete two years at the law school before starting at the business school are ineligible to petition for finishing the joint program in ten quarters.
• Leaves of absence are generally granted only for extraordinary circumstances and personal emergencies. However, in the particular case of a JD/MBA student who intends to sit for the bar examination given in February, a leave of absence may be granted during Winter Quarter of the last year of the program. This accommodation is intended for students who will return in Spring Quarter to complete the joint degree program, and all residency requirements apply. Students wishing to petition for a leave of absence in order to sit for the bar examination must inform the SLS Registrar and the Associate Director, Strategy & Curricular Support at the GSB as early as possible and submit a Leave of Absence form by the first day of the final Winter Quarter. Since a leave of absence may affect the tuition level, financial aid status, housing status, and/or visa status, it is important for students to also discuss any contemplated leave with the relevant Financial Aid offices, the Student Housing office, and/or the Bechtel International Center. JD/MBAs taking a leave of absence are not eligible to participate in any co-curricular opportunities or leadership positions for that respective quarter.

Other Course Policies

During the years of exclusive study at the SLS and the GSB, the same unit maximums per quarter apply to JD/MBA students as apply to all other JD or MBA students. After students have completed the years of exclusive study, maximum unit loads per quarter apply. Unit maximums for remaining quarters are calculated on a quarterly basis and based on the balance of coursework between the two schools. Whereas the GSB limits students to no more than 20 units per quarter, the SLS must limit units taken in order to comply with ABA standards. The following table provides detail:

• Any other course policies set forth on the Policies and Standards tab on the MyGSB website apply.

Course Registration

Once JD/MBA students begin the second degree component, i.e., Law or Business, of the program, they will have two open programs (called “careers” in Axess) under which they may register for courses: the GSB career and the Law career. It is imperative that students pay close attention and register for courses under the correct career.

At the GSB, JD/MBA students will be eligible to participate in the Super Round elective registration process for one year. Contact the SLS Registrar’s Office or GSB Associate Director of Strategy & Curricular Support with any questions related to registration and degree progress.

Tuition and Financial Aid

For the first two years of the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program, students will pay the full tuition rate of the school in which they are enrolled. They will also apply for aid through the relevant school. For the remaining quarters, students will submit a Tuition Agreement for Students with Multiple Programs (TAGM) eForm via Axess in order to pay the combined JD/MBA tuition rate as published that year on the Stanford University Office of the University Registrar’s website. Students may apply for aid at both schools and the aid offer will be coordinated through the SLS Financial Aid Office. Students who complete two years at the SLS before matriculating at the GSB, will pay Law School tuition for the first two years, GSB tuition for the third year, and the combined JD/MBA tuition rate for the fourth year.

Specific Policies for Students Who Begin the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program at the SLS

A student in the Joint JD/MBA Degree Program who has matriculated and begun studies at the SLS but has not yet begun studies at the GSB will be considered an MBA student with a plus (i.e., “MBA+”). Once JD/MBA students begin Autumn Quarter Core Requirements, they will be considered regular MBA students and subject to the applicable policies.

Courses and Registration:

• Fulfillment of the Core and Distribution Requirements will begin upon matriculation at the GSB in the second (or third) year. MBA+ students may not take Core and Distribution Requirements courses (including Advanced Core and Distribution Requirements courses that may be offered as electives) prior to matriculation at the GSB.
• MBA+ students may earn units toward the allowed non-GSB units prior to beginning the Autumn Quarter Core Requirements. For example, students may apply the units earned in the first year at the SLS.
• MBA+ students may register for GSB elective courses in Autumn, Winter or Spring quarters via the Non-GSB Registration Site on a first-come, first- served basis. These courses will count toward no more than 12 of the required GSB units, and not toward fulfillment of the Core and Distribution Requirements. Note that the Law School does not permit first year law students to take any non-LAW classes.
• Enrollment in the non-GSB sections of cross-listed courses will count toward the allowed non-GSB units. Units completed in the non-GSB sections of these courses will not count toward the 80 required GSB units.

Career Resources:

• MBA+ students can utilize one CMC advising appointment per year. All other CMC resources will become available when they matriculate into the MBA program.
• In communicating with potential employers, MBA+ students will be required to identify themselves as joint degree students who have not yet started the first- year MBA curriculum.
• Once JD/MBA students matriculate to the GSB, CMC access will be governed by the same policy that applies to regular MBA students, regardless of previous access, i.e., in the first year at the GSB, timing of access to CMC resources will continue to be restricted from the beginning of Autumn Quarter until the end of the Autumn Quarter AAP.

Programs and Activities:

• MBA+ students will be permitted to join GSB clubs after the Autumn Quarter AAP of their first year as a matriculated student at the SLS.
• Once JD/MBA students matriculate to the GSB, participation in GSB clubs will be governed by the policy that applies to regular MBA students, regardless of previous access.
• JD/MBA students will be eligible for any leadership positions at the GSB only after beginning the Autumn Quarter Core Requirements at the GSB.
• JD/MBA students will be eligible to participate in Global Experiences Programs and fulfill the Global Experience Requirement (GER) after beginning the Autumn Quarter Core Requirements at the GSB.

Students with any questions should contact the GSB Associate Director, Strategy & Curricular Support or the Registrar at the SLS.

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The JD/MBA joint degree program with Stanford Law School is designed for individuals considering:

• A career in law or public service, who wish to acquire the skills of a general manager
• A career in management, who wish to acquire the skills and competencies of a lawyer

Degree Requirements

You must fulfill the degree requirements for the joint degree program as outlined in the academic policies from each school for the year in which you began the required curriculum.

Stanford GSB Residency

In addition to satisfying the SLS residency requirement, you must complete five quarters (excluding summer) of residency, i.e., full-tuition study, at Stanford GSB. Residency starts accruing when you begin the core coursework in autumn quarter of the MBA1 year.

Paths to Completing the Program

Option 1 — Complete your first two years of law school, then your first year of business school, followed by courses primarily at the business school in your final year.

Option 2 — Complete your first year of law school, then your first year of business school, followed by a variety of courses at both schools in your remaining two years.

Option 3 - Complete your first year of business school, then your first year of law school, followed by a variety of courses at both schools in your remaining two years.

If you intend to take the February bar exam, you may elect to go on leave during the winter quarter of your fourth year to prepare for and take the bar exam, return to classes in spring quarter, and complete the JD/MBA program in 11 quarters.

• How to Apply

You may apply in any round for this joint degree program. If you wish to pursue a joint or dual degree, you must specify your interest in the “Application Information” section of the application by selecting the desired joint or dual degree program from a drop-down menu.

You must apply separately, and be admitted, to both the Stanford Law School (SLS) and Stanford GSB. For your Stanford GSB application, use Essay B to support your rationale for pursuing this joint degree.

If you are currently a JD student, you only need to submit your application to Stanford GSB for the MBA program. Conversely, if you are currently an MBA student, you only need to submit your application to SLS for the JD program.

If you are admitted to both programs, you may start your studies at either the SLS or Stanford GSB. Most JD/MBA students start at the SLS.

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