JD Law at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor at the University of North Dakota School of Law is an on-campus professional law degree at North Dakota's only law school, which has been ABA-accredited continuously since 1923. Entering classes number 80 to 90 students, with an average class size of 23 in the second and third years.

Faculty: School of Law | Duration: 3 years (90 credit hours) | Intake: Fall; applications accepted until July 15 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

The 90-credit-hour programme includes certificates in Indian and Tribal Law, Aviation Law, and Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources, and joint degrees with the MBA, Criminal Justice Studies, MPA and MPH. Students can take part in more than 120 field placements and externships, the North Dakota Law Review, moot court and trial competitions.

Career pathways

Graduates work in private practice, the public sector, and corporate and non-profit roles, including banking, accounting and law enforcement. Listed employers include Crowley Fleck PLLP, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., the North Dakota Supreme Court and the State of North Dakota.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Law (JD): a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university is required. The LSAT is required (the law school's pages also list the GRE as accepted, UND code 6878). Applicants register with the LSAC Credential Assembly Service and submit recommendation letters. Complete files are due April 1; applications are accepted until July 15, and files completed after April 1 may be rejected because the class is full. International applicants are urged to apply by June 1, with I-20 documents due July 15. Application fee: $35 (nonrefundable) for applications submitted after January 1.

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.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://law.und.edu/future-students/apply.html

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