Program Requirements
Jacksonville University entered into an agreement with the Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) creating an MBA/JD dual degree program. This allows students to obtain both an MBA degree from Jacksonville University and a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from FCSL. Applicants must meet the entrance requirements of both the Davis College of business and FCSL to be accepted into the program.
Normally the first year will be spent at FCSL with the student taking primarily required JD courses. Course work in subsequent years will be distributed between law and business courses. Students will be required to complete the FLEX or Accelerated MBA requirements of 36 credit hours for a general MBA degree or 39 credit hours for an MBA degree with a concentration, as well as completing any needed foundation courses. However, up to nine of the credit hours required for the MBA will come from JD courses as follows:
- Three credit hours will come from a course in the international law area.
- Three credit hours will come from "Professional Responsibility" or other ethics course.
- Three credit hours will come from any other business-related FCSL course.
The nine credit hours accepted from FCSL must be earned with a grade of at least 2.0 (“C”). These credit hours will show as transfer credits on the student’s transcript but will not be included in the JU grade point average computation.
Students will also be required to complete all the requirements in the FCSL Student Handbook to earn the JD degree. Up to nine credit hours for that degree will come from MBA courses. However, the MBA foundation courses will not be permitted to count toward the JD degree.