Candidates for this degree program apply to each school independently. On admission, students consult with the program director in each school to plan their respective programs. Candidates may begin the cooperative program in either the business school or the law school. In either case, the first year of study in the law school is taken solely in the law school and the first year of study in the business school is taken solely in the business school. The remaining two years of the program are taken jointly in the law school and the business school.
Students pay five semesters of law school tuition and three semesters of business school tuition.
Courses taken in the business school are included in determining law school residence in any term taken jointly in both schools provided that a minimum of three semester hours of course work is taken in the law school. In addition, the normal rules controlling fractional residence apply. Academic standing in the law school is determined solely on the basis of course work completed in the law school. Candidates should consult the business school catalog for additional requirements applicable to the business school. The School of Law and the Candler School of Theology at Emory University offer two joint-degree programs for students who wish to pursue a concentrated course of study in law and religion.