Law and M.B.A. Joint Degree
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Students applying to the M.B.A. program are expected to have a general knowledge of economics, finance, accounting, statistics, calculus, and management principles. The following are examples of useful foundation courses:
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COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER |
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Calculus for Business
Fundamental Business Statistics
Principles of Accounting
Macro-Economics
Micro-Economics
Basic Finance | MAC 2233
STA 2023
ACG 2021
ECO 2013
ECO 2023
FIN 3403 |
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joint degree program is: |
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1st Year
2nd Year
3rd & 4th Years
Total Law Courses
Total MBA Courses
Total JD/MBA Courses
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30 hours of Law Courses
30 hours of MBA Courses
(Beginning in the Summer Term)
49 hours of Law Courses
79 hours (9 cross-credits)
30 hours (9 cross-credits)
109 hours
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Interested applicants must first begin their study at the College of Law. Once they are enrolled in their first year they will then complete all necessary documentation for the application process through the College of Business as well as a joint degree application. All of these documents can be found at and should be returned to the Florida State University College of Law Admissions office.
The Juris Doctor Curriculum
The Juris Doctor program consists of 79 credit hours
of instruction, 66 of which must be graded. The law curriculum consists of 36
credit hours of required courses. Thirty credits are
taken during the student's first year in the program.
The remaining 43 credit hours of elective classes
may be chosen from the large selection of courses
offered by the College of Law.
In addition, all J.D. students must complete an upper
level writing requirement, skills training and 20 hours of pro bono
legal work. |
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the 36 credit hours of required courses in the J.D.
curriculum: |
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Civil Procedure
Contracts
Criminal Law
Property
Torts
Legal Writing & Research I
Legal Writing & Research II
Legislation-Regulation
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law II
Professional Responsibility |
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TOTAL | 36 |
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Business Curriculum
CORE CURRICULUM
A student enrolled in the joint degree program must complete 30 credit hours, consisting of eight core courses and two elective course from the College of Business. One normally required course, Legal Environment (BUL 5810), and two flexible courses are waived for J.D./M.B.A. students. All core courses are three credit hours each.
The core
courses for the M.B.A. program are:
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COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER |
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Current Issues in Accounting
Problems in Financial Management
Information & Technology Mgmt.
Organizational Behavior
Service Operations Management
Economics and Business Conditions
Strategy & Business Policy
Mrktg. Strategy in the Global Environ. |
ACG 5026
FIN 5425
ISM 5021
MAN 5245
MAN 5501
MAN 5716
MAN 5721
MAR 5125
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The flex courses for the M.B.A. are:
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COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER |
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Project Management
Supply Chain
Investments
Fundamentals of Risk Management |
ISM 5315
MAR 5465
FIN 5515
RMI 5011
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Flex courses provide student the opportunity to customize their MBA with specific graduate-level courses, including a Global Experience Seminar. |
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The major responsibility for planning and
carrying out an integrated program of courses in
both schools lies with the individual student
assisted by the advisor for the program in each
school. The joint degree program must be
completed within 5 years, although most students
complete the program in 4 years. For further
information, contact both the College of Law and
the College of Business.
J.D. PROGRAM
Manuel A. Utset, Jr.
Florida State University College of Law
B.K. Roberts Hall, Room 338
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Tel: 850.644.7274
E-mail:
mutset@law.fsu.edu
Web site: http://www.law.fsu.edu
M.B.A. PROGRAM
Jennifer Boyles
Registrar and MBA Advisor
FSU College of Business, Room 233
Rovetta Business Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
Tel: 850.644.0132
E-mail: jaboyles@cob.fsu.edu
Web site: graduatebusiness.fsu.edu
Lisa Beverly, Director of Admissions
Graduate Office
FSU College of Business
Room 233
Rovetta Business Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
Tel: 850.644.6455
E-mail: lbeverly@cob.fsu.edu
Web site: http://cob.fsu.edu/grad
