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JD Law at University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Columbia, United States

Programme overview

The JD requires completion of a prescribed first-year and upper-level curriculum, a rigorous upper-level writing experience (typically a paper of at least 20 double-spaced pages) and annual Professional Perspectives hours.

Faculty: School of Law  |  Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

First-year courses include Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, Legal Analysis, Research and Communication, Constitutional Law, Property and Criminal Law; later required courses include Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Professional Responsibility.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MU Law Scholars (six-year accelerated bachelor's to JD) applicants: ACT of 29 or higher or new SAT of 1330 or higher; top 10% of high school class or core GPA of at least 3.71; at least 90 undergraduate semester hours on the MU campus with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; LSAT by December of the third year at or above the 75th percentile (about 157).

Requirements published at program group level.

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 programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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