Bachelor’s Degree in Conjunction with Professional Schools

Jacksonville University’s policy is to grant a bachelor’s degree to a student who attended JU for three years, then successfully completes at least one year at a professional school qualified under transfer credit policies and in a field related to the major pursued at JU. The following qualifications and procedures apply:

• Before leaving Jacksonville University, the student must:
  • Complete all core curriculum courses required for the expected degree.
  • Complete all specific course requirements for the major pursued, as well as other major requirements, to the extent that no more than 12 credit hours of electives in the major remain to be taken.
  • Have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, qualify according to the rules of transfer, and complete a total of 120 semester credit hours
• Acceptable professional schools for this special consideration must be accredited to grant degrees in the following fields:
  • Medicine (MD, DO, PA) or podiatry
  • Dentistry
  • Physical Therapy
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Pharmacy
  • Optometry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Law
  • Chiropractic Medicine
• In order to qualify for this consideration, the student must:
  • Apply for graduation, using the appropriate JU Graduation Application Form.
  • Furnish complete transcripts of the academic record at the professional school.
  • Be approved by the major department at JU.
  • Be approved by the appropriate academic dean.
  • Be approved by a majority vote of the University Faculty.