Florida Coastal, JU to offer dual degrees in six years

[Steve]

Florida Coastal School of Law and Jacksonville University have announced the two private colleges are combining resources to allow students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and juris doctor degree in one year less than the standard track. The schools announced the program, called a 3/3, will be offered for the first time this fall.

The 3/3 program will allow selected JU students to enter Coastal Law after completing only three years of undergraduate study and earn both a baccalaureate and a juris doctor degree in six years. During the fourth year, students are essentially dually-enrolled in both bachelor’s and juris doctorate programs.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=52835

[jandar]

wow. Too late for us Alumni, but good for future students.

[Joe]

Awesome. Very good idea on the part of both schools.

Both serve similar students and both share the common problem of attracting enough students. That's a nice selling point for JU, and certainly good advertisement for Coastal.

Functionally, it probably doesn't change too much, as neither school exactly has a competitive admissions process. However, from a student's point of view, cutting through the red tape and streamlining the process of eliminating an entire year is a big bonus.