Graduation

To earn the Juris Doctor degree, a student must complete a minimum of 140 quarter units of successful law study. The curriculum contains courses required for graduation. Unless designated as an elective, the course is required for graduation.

Admission to Practice Law

Section 6060 of the Business and Professions Code

"Article 4. Admission to the Practice of Law

(e) Have either:

(3) Studied law diligently and in good faith for at least four years in any of the following manners: . . .
(iv) By instruction in law from a correspondence law school authorized or approved to confer professional degrees by this state and requiring 864 hours of preparation and study per year for four years."

In addition, after the first year of law study, the student must file an application and pass the First Year Law Students?Examination (FYLSX) administered by the Committee of Bar Examiners of California. Although a student must pass the FYLSX to receive credit for the first year of law study, the State Bar of California allows credit to be given for subsequent law study if the student passes the FYLSX within the third administration of the FYLSX from the time that the student is first eligible to take the FYLSX. For more information, contact the University.

After four years of study, the Committee of Bar Examiners will allow Juris Doctor graduates to sit for the Bar Examination provided that their law studies were completed in accordance with the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California. Copies are available upon request from the Committee of Bar Examiners at:

The State Bar of California

180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
1149 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA90015-2299
Internet: http://calbar.org

Because the Committee of Bar Examiners requires a 48-52 week school year, if any student falls more than four weeks behind in their lessons, they will automatically be academically dismissed from the course. Because of the total hours per year requirement imposed by the Committee of Bar Examiners, a student who withdraws or is dropped from a course may be in jeopardy of losing credit for an entire year. Therefore, it is imperative that a student stay on the 52-week schedule.