JD Juris Doctor at University of Mississippi

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor is the professional law degree of the University of Mississippi School of Law on the Oxford campus. It requires 90 credit hours over 36 months.

Faculty: School of Law | Duration: 36 months (90 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: University, MS, United States

What you will study

The first year covers the foundational subjects Torts, Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law and Constitutional Law, plus a full year of legal research and writing ending in appellate brief writing and oral arguments. Students can pursue emphases in Air and Space Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, and Sports and Entertainment Law, and an Environmental and Natural Resources Law concentration.

Career pathways

Criminal Law emphasis: local, state or federal prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, public defender, public interest litigator. Environmental and Natural Resources Law: public interest organizations, government agencies, companies and private law firms.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University of Mississippi Graduate School admission (applies to all graduate programmes unless the programme sets more): baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, a 2.7 GPA on the last 60 undergraduate hours or 3.0 overall, official transcripts, any standardized test the programme requires, and English proficiency scores for applicants whose primary language is not English; the academic programme recommends admission. Some programmes set their own deadlines and requirements.

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.

Students are admitted for Fall and Spring terms, with Winter Intersession and Summer terms also offered.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.olemiss.edu/

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