Law and Economics (J.D./M.S.)

The Florida State University College of Law views the joint JD/MS in Economics as an integral part of its exciting new focus on Law, Economics and Business. Students in this joint degree program not only take graduate classes in the Economics Department and the Law School, but they also enjoy the opportunity to work on academic projects at the Law School with professors doing cutting-edge research on the intersection of law and both empirical and theoretical economics. The Law School offers some scholarships for select students interested in pursuing this joint degree.

Applicants must apply for admission to both colleges.

Both the GRE and LSAT must be taken in order to be considered. Applicants to the Economics Department must have a bachelor's degree, an upper division (junior and senior) grade point average of 3.0 or better and a minimum combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE. At the College of Law, the average LSAT score and mean GPA for the Fall 2005 entering class was 159 and 3.4.

Once a student is accepted to both colleges, they must then complete an application for the joint degree program. The application is available at the College of Law's Office of Admissions and Records, or can be accessed by clicking here This normally is done during the first year of law school. The first year of study is generally done at the College of Law.

  • Joint degree application and requirements
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