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 LawSection 6060.
To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission and a license to practice law, a person who does not comply with Section 6062 shall possess all of the following qualifications:
(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.
Directory of State Bar Admission Offices
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ALABAMA Board of Bar Examiners Alabama State Bar P.O. Box 671 Montgomery, AL 36101 TEL: 205/269-1515 |
ALASKA Committee of Law Examiners Alaska Bar Association P.O. Box 100279 Anchorage, AK 99510-0279 TEL: 907/272-7469 |
ARIZONA Committee on Examinations and Character and Fitness 1501 W. Washington, Suite 104 Phoenix, AZ 85003-1742 TEL: 602/364-0371 |
ARKANSAS State Board of Law Examiners Justice Building, Room 2400 625 Marshall Little Rock, AR 72201 TEL: 501/374-1855 |
CALIFORNIA State Bar of California 180 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 TEL: (415) 538-2000 State Bar of California |
COLORADO Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners 600 17th St., Ste. 520-S Denver, CO 80202 TEL: 303/893-8096 |
CONNECTICUT Connecticut Bar Examining Committee 100 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106-4411 TEL: 860/706/5136 |
DELAWARE Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court 200 W. Ninth St., Suite 300-B Wilmington, DE 19801 TEL: 302/577-7038 |
DIST. OF COLUMBIA D.C. Court of Appeals Room 4200 500 Indiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 TEL: 202/879-2710 |
FLORIDA Florida Board of Bar Examiners 1891 Eider Court Tallahassee, FL 32399-1750 TEL: 850/487-1292 |
GEORGIA Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions P.O. Box 38466 Atlanta, GA 30334-0466 TEL: 404/656-3490 |
HAWAII Supreme Court of Hawai’i Ali'i'olani Hale 417 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813-2912 TEL: 808/539-4919/4977 |
IDAHO Idaho State Bar PO Box 895 525 West Jefferson Boise, ID 83701 TEL: 208/334-4500 |
ILLINOIS Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar 625 South College Street Springfield, IL 62704-2521 TEL: 217/522-5917 |
INDIANA Indiana State Board of Law Examiners National City Center, South Tower #1070 115 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417 TEL: 317/232-2552 |
IOWA Supreme Court of Iowa State Capitol Building Des Moines, IA 50319 TEL: 515/281-5911 |
KANSAS Kansas Board of Law Examiners Kansas Judicial Center 301 S. West 10th Ave., Rm.374 Topeka, KS 66612-1507 TEL: 913/296-8410 |
KENTUCKY Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners 1510 Newtown Pike, Suite X Lexington, KY 40511 TEL: 606/246-2381 |
LOUISIANA Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions 601 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 TEL: 504/566-1600 |
MAINE Maine Board of Bar Examiners P.O. Box 30 Augusta, ME 04332-0030 TEL: 207/623-2464 |
MARYLAND State Board of Law Examiners Robert F. Sweeney Dist. Ct. Bldg., Third Floor 251 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 TEL: 410/260-1975 |
MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners 77 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110-1593 TEL: 617/482-4466, 4467 |
MICHIGAN Michigan Board of Law Examiners 200 Washington Square North P.O. Box 30104 Lansing, MI 48909 TEL: 517/334-6992 |
MINNESOTA Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners Minnesota Judicial Center 25 Constitution Avenue, Suite 110 St. Paul, MN 55155 TEL: 612/297-1857 |
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions P.O. Box 1449 Jackson, MS 39215-1449 TEL: 601/354-6055 |
MISSOURI Missouri State Board of Law Examiners P.O. Box 150 Jefferson City, MO 65102 TEL: 573/751-4144 |
MONTANA State Bar of Montana P.O. Box 577 Helena, MT 59624 TEL: 406/442-7660 |
NEBRASKA Nebraska State Bar Commission 635 South 14th Street P.O. Box 81809 Lincoln, NE 68501 TEL: 402/475-7091 |
NEVADA State Bar of Nevada 600 E. Charleston Las Vegas, NV 89104 TEL: 702/382-2200 or 800/254-2797 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE Supreme Court Building Noble Drive Concord, NH 03301 TEL: 603/271-2646 |
NEW JERSEY New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners P.O. Box 973 Trenton, NJ 08625-0973 TEL: 609/984-2111 |
NEW MEXICO New Mexico State Board of Bar Examiners 9420 Indian School Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 TEL: 505/271-9706 |
NEW YORK New York State Board of Law Examiners 7 Executive Centre Drive Albany, NY 12203 TEL: 518/452-8700 |
NORTH CAROLINA Board of Bar Examiners of the State of North Carolina One Exchange Plaza, Suite 700 Raleigh, NC 27602 TEL: 919/828-4886 |
NORTH DAKOTA State Bar Board 1st Floor, Judicial Wing Dept. 180, 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0530 TEL: 701/328-4201 TDD: 701/328-2884 |
COMMOMWEATLH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands P.O. Box 2165 Saipan, MP 96950 TEL: 670/236-9800 |
OHIO Ohio Board of Bar Examiners State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street, 2nd Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3414 TEL: 614/466-1541 |
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners P.O. Box 53036 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036 TEL: 405/416-7075 |
OREGON Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners 5200 SW Meadows Road P.O. Box 1689 Lake Oswego, OR 97035-0889 TEL: 503/620-0222 ext. 410 |
PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners 5070A Ritter Road, Suite 300 Mechanicsburg, PA17055-4879 TEL: 717/795-7270 |
RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners Supreme Court, 250 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02903 TEL: 401/222-4233 |
SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina State Board of Law Examiners P.O. Box 11330 Columbia, SC 29211 TEL: 803/734-1080 |
SOUTH DAKOTA South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501 TEL: 605/773-4898 |
TENNESSEE Tennessee Board of Law Examiners 706 Church Street, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37243-0740 TEL: 615/741-3234 |
TEXAS Texas Board of Law Examiners P.O. Box 13486 Austin, TX 78711-3486 TEL: 512/463-1621 |
UTAH Utah Law and Justice Utah State Bar, 645 South 200 East Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834 TEL: 801/531-9077 |
VERMONT Board of Bar Examiners 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0702 TEL: 802/828-3281 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS Committee of Bar Examiners Terretorial Court of the Virgin Islands P.O. Box 70 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI 00804 TEL: 809/774-5480 |
VIRGINIA Virginia Board of Bar Examiners Shockoe Center, Suite 225 11 South 12th Street Richmond, VA 23219 TEL: 804/786-7490 |
WASHINGTON Washington State Bar Association 2102 Fourth Avenue, Fourth Floor Seattle, WA 98121-2330 TEL: 206/727-8210 |
WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Board of Law Examiners Building 1, E-155 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E. Charleston, WV 25305-0830 TEL: 304/558-7815 |
WISCONSIN Board of Bar Examiners 110 East Main Street, Suite 715 Madison, WI 53703-3328 TEL: 608/266-9760 |
WYOMING State Board of Law Examiners of Wyoming P.O. Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109 TEL: 307/632-9061 |
