[General policies]
A student entering the Juris Doctor Program must meet the requisite educational requirements as set forth below by the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State of California (Committee)."Before beginning the study of law, every general applicant shall have either:
(a) Completed at least two years of college work, which college work shall be not less than one-half of the collegiate work acceptable for a bachelor’s degree granted upon the basis of a four-year period of study by a college or university approved by the Committee; or
(b) Have attained an apparent intellectual ability the equivalent of at least two years of the college work hereinabove defined. The equivalent shall be determined by the Committee and may be made after a personal interview with the person or the Committee may require him or her to pass an assessment test. The assessment test may be given by the Committee, or, if the Committee so elects, the assessment test may be given under its supervision by such members of the faculty of a college as the Committee may select or by the State Department of Education. However, any person who receives an adverse determination by the Committee without an assessment test or fails an assessment test given directly by the Committee shall, upon demand made within 30 days after receiving notice thereof, have the right to be reassessed either by such faculty members or department as the committee may decide. In the event that the assessment test is given by the State Department of Education, a fee for the assessment test shall be charged by the department."
The University’s admission committee will determine whether a potential student has the capability to perform graduate level academic work. There are numerous factors to be considered in making this determination.
Students seeking the Juris Doctor degree must have successfully completed at least 60 semester units (90 quarter units) of undergraduate work before entering law school.These credits must be earned at a college or university approved by the Bureau, or the state in which it is domiciled, or accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the State Department of Education. If the degree has been completed in another country, documentation must be provided that the institution offers degree programs equivalent to those approved by the Bureau or that are regionally accredited. In addition, the credits must be of a sufficient level and average grade as to be equal to that required for graduation.
There are no general education requirements.
A student who has not completed the required number of college level units may still enroll if he/she can demonstrate apparent intellectual ability through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). For additional information regarding CLEP, please visit http://www.collegeboard.com/clep 
CLEP may be contacted at:
CLEPP.O.Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541
(800) 257-9558
Required examination areas and corresponding scores are as follows:
- English Composition or English Composition w/ Essay 50
- Any two of the following:
- Humanities 50
- College Mathematics 50
- Natural Sciences 50
- Social Sciences & History 50
