Juris Doctor (J.D) degree
- Earn at least 87 credits.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5
- Successfully complete the following courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law I, Constitutional Law II, Contracts, Criminal Law, Lawyering Skills I, Lawyering Skills II, Property, Torts, Evidence, Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process (Criminal Procedure I), and Professional Responsibility.
- Satisfactorily complete the upper-division writing requirement:
- One "Practice-Oriented" writing course and One "Academic/Scholarly" writing course, or two "Practice-Oriented writing courses. **Please note - students who fulfill the upper-level writing requirement with two practice-oriented writing courses can use only one such course to fulfill any portion of the six-credit Experiential Learning Requirement.
- Practice-Oriented writing courses include:
- Appellate Advocacy
- Legal Drafting
- Applied Portfolio course
- Academic/Scholarly writing courses include:
- Law Journal Writing
- Directed Research (with Academic Legal Writing seminar)
- Qualifying Course Paper (with Academic Legal Writing seminar)
- Practice-Oriented writing courses include:
- One "Practice-Oriented" writing course and One "Academic/Scholarly" writing course, or two "Practice-Oriented writing courses. **Please note - students who fulfill the upper-level writing requirement with two practice-oriented writing courses can use only one such course to fulfill any portion of the six-credit Experiential Learning Requirement.
- Satisfactorily complete the six-credit Experiential Learning Requirement, with at least three of the six credits fulfilled via a transition-to-practice (clinic or capstone) course.
- Satisfactorily complete at least six of the following "staple" courses:
- Administrative Law
- Agency or Agency & Partnership
- Commercial Transactions
- Conflict of Laws
- Corporations
- Family Law
- Federal Income Taxation
- Remedies
- Sales and Leases
- Trusts and Estates
- Meet the minimum residency requirement.
- Equivalent of six full-time semesters for full-time (day) students.
- Equivalent of eight part-time semesters for part-time (evening) students.
- View 6 honor/ethics lectures.
LL.M (Domestic Program) degree
- Earn at least 24 credits hours while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.15.
- Complete at least 16 credits hours in courses directly related to the concentration area.
- Satisfactorily complete one course with a writing component as part of its coursework.
- Prior to commencing study, complete a written academic plan under the supervision of the faculty adviser.
LL.M. (International Program with Jagiellonian University) degree
- Earn at least 22 credit hours.
- Complete at least six credits in three courses taken within the International Business and Trade Law Program offered by Catholic Law in Krakow.
- Complete at least 9 credits in the American Law Program at Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
- Complete 6 or 7 credits during a two-month stay in Washington, D.C.
M.L.S. degree
- Earn at least 26 credit hours.
- Satisfactorily complete Introduction to American Law and Legal Methods.
- Satisfactorily complete a final project.