JD Juris Doctor at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor at the University of Arkansas School of Law is a full-time programme with a fixed first-year curriculum, followed by mostly elective second and third years including clinics and externships.

Faculty: School of Law | Department: School of Law | Intake: Fall only; full-time only | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

First year: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Research and Writing I and II, Property, Torts and Constitutional Law. Upper level: Professional Responsibility, a 2-hour upper-level writing course and at least 6 hours of experiential learning; electives span business, tax, criminal, environmental, health and intellectual property law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed all requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution before enrolling (except students in the 3/3 programmes). Applicants register with the Credential Assembly Service (CAS) so the Law School Admission Council receives official transcripts, and must take the LSAT within the five years before applying (by the end of June of the year of intended entry). Priority application deadline is April 1 with rolling review afterwards; the School of Law does not charge an application fee.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

Apply through the official page: https://catalog.uark.edu/lawcatalog/jdadmissionandcourses/

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