The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Law program is designed for D'Amore-McKim School of Business students who seek careers in fields with frequent collaboration with lawyers or in heavily regulated industries or services. Offering knowledge and skills that are highly valued across business professions, this major will also be helpful for students who are interested in law school.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Business Core Requirements

Foundational Courses
BUSN 1102Personal Skill Development for Business1
BUSN 1103Professional Development for Business Co-op1
Required Courses
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors4
FINA 2201Financial Management4
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
Choose one of the following. MGSC 2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major:4
Business Statistics
Statistics and Software
Probability and Statistics
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
or ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4
Business Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Innovation!
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
Introduction to Marketing
Supply Chain and Operations Management

Business Concentration Required

A concentration is required and may be chosen from the following:

Supporting Business Courses

ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major:4
Calculus for Business and Economics
Calculus with Applications
Calculus 1
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Law Requirements

Core Requirements
LAW 3101Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law and Legal Reasoning4
LAW 3102Introduction to Legal Studies 2: Statutes and Regulations4
LAW 3130Introduction to Negotiation and Advocacy4
LAW 3140Data Regulation and Compliance4
LAW 3235Issues in Law and Public Policy4
Electives
Please consult with your advisor to select courses that support your choice of business concentration.
Complete a total of 12 semester hours. If choosing a 3-semester-hour course, register for a 1-semester-hour course concurrently. No more than four 1-semester-hour courses may be applied to this requirement.12
Introduction to Law and Organizational Management
Introduction to International Regulations and Business Strategies
Introduction to Financial Transactions
Introduction to Healthcare Compliance
Introduction to Patient Records, Privacy, Security
Introduction to Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
Introduction to Antidiscrimination Law
Introduction to Wages and Benefits
Introduction to Intellectual Property and Media
Introduction to Contract Drafting
Introduction to Global Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to Sports Law, Business, and Society
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Introduction to Identifying and Securing Intellectual Property Rights
Reflections on Law
Writing on Legal Issues
Advanced Intellectual Property
Patent Law and Practice
Law and Economic Development
Issues in Health Law and Policy
Issues in Information Security Law
Law and Inequality
Special Topics in Law

Integrative Requirements

Business
ACCT 3304Business Law and Professional Ethics4
or ENTR 3304 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law
or MGMT 3420 Managing Human Capital
Law
LAW 3120Introduction to Law and Strategy4

Business Experiential Learning

Complete at least one of the following experiences:
In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum
Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience
Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad
Internship Experience
Internship Experience Abroad

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses required

Program Requirement 

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Fours Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 12014ACCT 23014FINA 22014EI NUpath or open elective4
BUSN 11021ENGW 11114ND NUpath4Open elective4
ECON 1115 or 11164INNO 2301, MISM 2301, MKTG 2201, or SCHM 23014  
INTB 12034MGSC 23014  
MATH 12314   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BUSN 11031Co-op0Co-op0ORGB 3201 or 32034
LAW 31014  Concentration course 24
LAW 31024   
Concentration course 14   
DD NUpath4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Concentration course 34Co-op0Co-op0Open elective4
DMSB integrative course4  Open elective4
LAW elective4   
LAW 31204   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Advanced writing4STRT 45014  
Concentration course 44LAW elective4  
LAW elective4LAW 32354  
LAW 31304LAW 31404  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130