Management and Industrial & Labor Relations (MBA/MILR)

SC Johnson College of Business, School of Industrial and Labor Relations

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Program Description

With focus on leadership and business strategy, this dual degree graduate program is geared towards human resource management professionals to build more comprehensive expertise in executive business leadership. With a business background, the labor relations knowledge developed in the MILR/MBA program provides preparation for a career in management consulting.

Full time status for the program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term.

Academic Standards

MILR Program

MILR Practical Training

While not required, the majority of MILR students participate in an internship during the summer between their first and second years in the program. The ILR Office of Career Services provide support and guidance to students seeking internships.

MILR Total Credits, Course, and GPA Requirements

  • Minimum total credits required to graduate: 30 credit hours, comprising of six core courses, and as many approved electives as needed to fulfill the 30 credit MILR requirement.
  • All courses must be taken for a letter grade, must be 5000 level or above, and students must earn C or above in each course.
  • MILR students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to successfully graduate.
  • Transfer credits are not accepted into the MILR degree program.

MBA Program

Johnson Graduate School of Management Requirements

  • Students must satisfy all core course requirements. (20.5 core credits - NCC courses)
  • Students must complete 45 graduate-level credits in accordance with degree requirements. Students are granted 15 credits of advanced standing as part of the dual degree partnership.
  • Students must complete residency requirements that align with their academic plan. Full-time status is defined as attempting at least 12 graduate-level credits per term.
  • Students must achieve grade-point averages of at least 2.70 overall and 2.50 in core courses. 
  • Students may take no more than eighteen (18) credits in any semester toward the graduation requirement. Students may petition to add up to 4 additional credits for a total of 22 credits per semester, if they have a Johnson calculated 3.7 cumulative GPA or higher. 
  • Students may take up to two courses (regardless of credit) that are optionally graded if the student chooses the satisfactory/unsatisfactory option. Additional optionally graded courses can be taken but must be taken for a letter grade.
  • Students may take a maximum of 1.5 total credits of Leadership Skills Programs courses (NMI 5050 ) toward graduation.
  • Students may enroll in undergraduate courses (under 5000 level) including Physical Education (PE), however these credits will not, under any circumstances, count toward MBA degree requirements. They will however count toward the total number of enrolled credits.

Advanced Standing (15 Credits)

All dual degree seeking students will be awarded 15 credits of advanced standing upon their first semester registered as a Johnson MBA student.

  • NMI 6000