This program is designed to broaden career opportunities in the fields of business and law. Students completing the program receive both an MBA degree from the Stetson University School of Business Administration and a JD degree from the Stetson University College of Law. Holders of these degrees can use the JD to provide legal context for their managerial activities and the MBA to sharpen their administrative and managerial decision-making skills; in fact, many CEOs and upper level managers possess law degrees.

In the College of Law, competence comes from a solid academic curriculum backed by an intensive program of skills training through legal clinics and other real-law experiences. Between their solid law education and MBA classes designed to develop management competencies, Stetson graduates with both an MBA and JD enter the workforce ready to work.

Students electing to enter this program will enjoy a significant savings in required course work and both degrees may be completed within 3 years. Basically, the MBA program accepts 12 semester hours from a list of directed electives in the law program and the College of Law accepts 12 semester hours from the MBA program of study. The student's net benefit is a 24 hour reduction when compared to pursuing the two degrees independently.

Program Availability

The required graduate business courses for the JD/MBA program are offered Monday and Tuesday evenings on the College of Law Campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. There are two MBA classes offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters on the law campus. Students generally begin MBA classes during their fourth semester in law school and may begin MBA classes in the Fall, Spring or Summer. MBA courses are also offered on the main campus in DeLand, Florida and at the Celebration, Florida campus near Orlando.

MBA portion of Program - (See Courses)

• Students must apply to and be accepted by both the MBA Program, offered by Stetson's School of Business Administration, and the JD program, offered by the College of Law independently. All entrance requirements for both programs must be satisfied.

• The required graduate course work for the MBA portion of the JD/MBA Program, consist of 18 semester hours of MBA core courses. These are listed below. The remaining 12 hours for the MBA degree must include Law 3255-Corporations and 9 hours from the list of Directed Electives from the law curriculum.

 JD/MBA Requirements

• Students who are currently enrolled in or have completed their JD degree at Stetson University College of Law within the past five years will be eligible for some benefit in pursuing an MBA degree. This benefit will be reflected by receiving credit for 12 semester hours from their law studies toward an MBA. Once you have completed the JD degree at the College of Law, your program of study for the MBA degree will consist of 18 semester hours as listed above.

• Students will be required to maintain the minimum GPA as specified by each program. (Business 3.0; Law 2.0)

• Participants in the MBA / JD Program must complete the requirements set forth in official publications for both the School of Business Administration and the College of Law, Stetson University. Students must complete both degree programs before either degree will be conferred.

• In order to be eligible to take graduate level MBA classes in this program, students must have satisfied the following foundation course work with acceptable grades:

*Generally satisfied in Law Curriculum
**May exempt with proficiency certification

Please click here for further information on the application procedures into the MBA portion of the JD/MBA.