Academics
Jacksonville University offers over 70 majors and programs at the undergraduate level as well as several Master's programs that include the M.S., M.A., M.A.T., Master of Business Administration and doctorates that include the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
The University is divided into six colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, which offers a traditional liberal arts education; the College of Fine Arts with its integrated Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery; the Davis College of Business (DCOB), the School of Education, the School of Nursing, and the School of Orthodontics. Jacksonville Univ. is also in the process of constructing a Marine Science Research Center on campus along the bank of the St. Johns River. Jacksonville Univ. has also teamed up with the Florida Coastal School of Law to offer a joint MBA/law degree.
Davis College of Business: JU's Davis College of Business received its AACSB accreditation in January, 2010. The Davis College of Business is the only private AACSB accredited business school in North Florida. DCOB offers MBA and EMBA degrees along with undergraduate business degrees in Accounting, Aviation Management, Aviation Management & Flight Operations, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management and Marketing.
JU has also joined forces with Delta Connection Academy, owned and operated by Delta Air Lines, to provide high quality flight training to its aviation students. A leader in the regional airline industry, Delta Connection Academy has hiring agreements with the largest regional airlines including Atlantic Southeast Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, Comair Airlines, and Trans States Airlines.
The JU Flight Team competes in National Intercollegiate Flying Association Regional and National Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) against other universities. The best team performance came in 2007. The program is the third largest in the nation behind Spartan School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. The Jacksonville Univ. Flight Team placed 10th in the nation at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s. “Among the many trophies that Jacksonville won, Jacksonville earned the prestigious Collegiate Aviation Progress Award given to the school that has made the greatest improvements in the nation,” said Juan Merkt, director of JU’s aeronautics program. "Jacksonville Univ. moved from 20th place overall last year to 10th this year, so this is indeed an impressive accomplishment." Jacksonville Univ. also placed 10th overall in Flight Events and eighth in Ground Events.
JU also has a nursing program, a dance program, a marine sciences program, as well as the second-largest Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program in the nation. The Jacksonville University nursing program now offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree through Internet education. The Davis Student Commons center opened October 2006, and the long-dormant Swisher Theatre opened to much fanfare in January 2007. The school has been noted for its faculty-student ratio from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In addition, apartment-style residence halls have been opened on campus. The school plans to renovate other residence halls on the campus as well.
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