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#Program Requirements

D. Non-Classroom Credit Caps

E. Regularly Scheduled Class Sessions (at the Law School)

Please note that you are responsible for making sure that you fulfill each of these requirements prior to graduation. The Office of Records and Registration is not able to monitor the transcripts and the curricular choices of every student. Especially prior to registration for your final term, review these requirements to ensure that you will have satisfied all of them. It is of course highly advisable to have the requirements in mind as you make your course selections each term. If you have any questions about the requirements, you should consult an advisor in the Office of Academic Services, FH 400.

A. Full-Time Status:

The Law School maintains no part-time program in the JD Division. Candidates for the JD degree are required to register for a full-time program, 12 credits minimum, unless permission of the Vice Dean or the Executive Committee is secured. Such permission will be considered only for reasons of health, family-care responsibilities or other unusual cases of personal hardship.

Additionally, students may take no more than fifteen credit hours per semester, except by advance permission (through a Credit Load Permission Form) of the Office of Academic Services, FH 400, the Vice Dean, or the Executive Committee, a joint committee of law professors, law students, and administrators.

B. Required Courses:

Refer to the following chart to determine your JD graduation requirements. You are encouraged to use the Degree Progress Checklist as a guide to meet your requirements. (see form here ).