Juris Doctor (JD) at University of the District of Columbia

Programme overview

The Juris Doctor at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law combines legal knowledge with lawyering skills. It is offered full-time over three years or part-time in the evening over four years. The law school has operated since 1972.

Faculty: David A. Clarke School of Law | Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years part-time (evening) | Intake: Fall only | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Location: Washington, DC, United States

What you will study

Graduation requires at least 86 credit hours, including a required core of Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Property, Torts, Lawyering Process and Professional Responsibility. Clinical work is required: two 7-credit clinics full-time or one 10-credit clinic part-time.

Career pathways

Public interest and legal careers supported by the school's Office of Career & Professional Development.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Application opens October 1, priority deadline February 15, final deadline May 15. Application fee $40, waived if applied by the priority deadline.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and, for undergraduates, Summer I and Summer II. There is no international admission during the summer and no graduate admission for the summer term.

The priority application deadline for the Ph.D. in Urban Leadership and Entrepreneurship is April 15.

Applicants who apply by the priority deadline receive a guaranteed seat if admitted, an expedited admission response, full institutional scholarship consideration and an advantage in securing campus housing; later applications are considered on a space-available basis.

The application fee is $50 for new, transfer and readmitted undergraduate and graduate applicants, and $50 for F-1 visa applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://law.udc.edu/

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