Students admitted to the JD program at Chapman University School of Law shall complete the following minimum requirements to earn a JD degree:
- 2.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average
- 88 Units
- 6 Residency Credits
First Year Required Curriculum
- Civil Procedure I and II, Contracts I and II, Legal Research and Writing I and II, Property I and II, Torts I and II, and Criminal Law
Degree Requirements Beyond First Year Curriculum
- Federal Income Tax (must take in the 2nd year; fall or spring)
- Corporations
- Constitutional Law I and II
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
- A Lawyering Skills Course (see class schedule for approved courses each semester)
- Substantial (Scholarly) Writing Requirement
- Practice-Oriented (Practical) Writing Requirement
Additional Requirements (based on cumulative first year GPA)
- Legal Writing Skills course
- Students must take this course if LRW I OR LRW II grade is below 2.0 OR if determined by the LRW Professor
- Required courses if cumulative GPA is below 2.6
at the end of the first year (full time and part time students):
- Criminal Procedure/Police Practice
- Remedies
- Wills & Trusts
Additional Requirement (based on class rank)
- Any student entering their final year of law study ranked in the bottom 25% of their class MUST take Legal Analysis Workshop AND Selected Topics in American Law in order to graduate. Both of these courses are designed to prepare students for the bar exam.
