MD/MBA Dual Degree

Medical School
G254 Mayo
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-7977
Fax: (612) 625-8228
www.meded.umn.edu 		Carlson MBA Program
1-110 CSOM
321 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-5555
Fax: (612) 626-7785
www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page3272.aspx

Overview

The MD/MBA Dual Degree Program was developed for students enrolled in the University of Minnesota Medical School. This program serves students who wish to earn an MBA degree as well as their MD degree from the University of Minnesota. To qualify for this option you must be enrolled in the Medical School as a student in good academic standing, apply to the Day MBA program during the Fall semester of Year 3 in Medical School, and be admitted to begin the MBA program in the Fall semester of the fourth year.

Both degrees can be completed in 5 years. To complete in this time frame students will carry a very demanding coursework schedule. While the dual degree program enables students to complete in a shorter time frame, it does not diminish the cost or the number of credits required for each program

After acceptance into the dual degree program, students meet with both their MD and MBA advisors to be sure that their study plans satisfy both the MD and MBA degree requirements.

Application

Medical School students who wish to be considered for the MD/MBA Dual Degree must make separate application to the Full-Time MBA Program. Applications are available in Room 1-110 of the Carlson School of Management, or call 612/625-5555 to have an application mailed to you. Students are also required to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) for admission into the MBA program.

Deadline for application to the MBA portion of the dual degree is April 1 of Year Three in Medical School.

Planning and Implementing your MD/MBA Dual Degree Program

Once you have been formally accepted by both programs, you should use the plan of study to map out your individual program. You may use 12 credits of transfer work toward each program. Of the 12 credits transferred from the Medical School to the MBA Program, you may transfer Physician in Society, or an approved equivalent (6cr) and 6 credits of other electives as approved by your Medical School and MBA advisors to meet requirements for the MBA degree. You may also transfer 12 credits of MBA coursework toward the MD degree, but pre-approval from the Medical School is required.

In planning your program of study, please note that:

  1. You must take the necessary standardized admissions exams required by each program.
  2. You must register and pay for 11 semesters in the Medical School and three semesters in the MBA Program;
  3. You must have a minimum of 59 credits of MBA coursework and 186 credits of MD coursework;
  4. You must meet curriculum requirements for both degrees;
  5. You must submit two separate Application for Degree forms, one for each degree.

Study Plan for MD/MBA Dual Degree
This will help you map out your individual 5-year program, semester-by-semester.

Contact Information

Tracy Keeling
Full-Time and Part-Time MBA Programs
Carlson School of Management
tkeeling@umn.edu
(612) 624-7397