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To earn the Juris Doctor degree, you must complete six semesters of study in residence, earn 88 semester credits, pass all required courses and have a minimum 2.0 grade-point average. The three-year curriculum is designed for full-time day students. At UC Davis School of Law, the curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation of practical knowledge and skills that enable our graduates to pursue careers in whatever area of legal practice they may choose, from public service to business litigation to legal scholarship. The UC Davis School of Law offers a superior educational experience for foreign lawyers, judges, prosecutors, and other legal professionals. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty scholars and is designed around individual student needs.
The curriculum for the general course of study is designed to either gain basic knowledge of the U.S. legal system or to focus on any area of legal scholarship supported by King Hall's world-class curricula. Pre-planned specialization allows students to choose and area of focus such as business law, private and public international law, international business and dispute resolution, immigration law, criminal law and procedure, intellectual property, human rights and social justice law, environmental and natural resources law, health law and bioethics, and many others from the broad curriculum. Students may also take a pre-Bar study program.