At Illinois State, we have been fortunate enough to have a required law class at the MBA level for the past fifteen years. The course has been required of all MBAs for three hours credit. Over the past year, we have been undergoing some redesign of the MBA, and two parts of the redesign have affected this course directly: (1) Moving the law class from the Core to the Foundation (meaning that it is required only of students who have not had law at the undergrad level) and (2) reduction of all Foundation courses to a two-hour format. In return, we were able to negotiate (1) addition of three new law electives in the MBA level (Corporate Law, Labor Law, and International Law) taught one per semester on a revolving basis; (2) a requirement that the course have been taken at the undergrad level within the past 5 years in order to avoid taking it; and (3) participation in a new interdisciplinary course including a major business ethics component. Please note an article by Don Boren about 4-5 years ago (sorry, can't come up with the cite) in the Journal of Legal Studies Education detailing a survey of Law in the MBA. One caveat: there are a few inaccuracies (caused by survey respondents, not Don) and the survey did not distinguish between "core" and "foundation". It may be helpful. We also have a junior level Legal Environment course required of all business majors. Accounting majors are required to take Business Law I and II as well, and Business Law I is a requirment (5 of the six following courses...) in the Business Admin. major. We also teach a few neat electives at the undergrad level, including labor law, government regulation, and international law. I put this out for everyone only because I am proud of what we have and we think it is a pretty good model. We are accredited at both undergrad and MBA level with separate accounting accred. by AACSB. By publicizing our good models, we avoid the argument that "everyone else has less law than we do." I wish you well. There is always pressure to reduce law. You need to continue to use the lawyerly skills of negotiation to keep what I believe is an essential part of the business curriculum. Good luck. Charles McGuire Chair, Dept. of Finance, Insurance and Law Illinois State University Normal, IL (309)438-8777