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Apr 16, 2024
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2021-2022 Law School Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Juris Doctor (JD Flex - Standard Track), JD
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JD Flex - Core Curriculum
Students must complete 88 units to graduate, 41 of which are derived from required courses. The remaining 47 units are comprised of additional program requirements and elective courses. Students may select from two optional tracks: IP Law or Social Justice & Public Interest Law. Note: The course listings below are subject to change as the program matures.
Required Courses - 41 units
The following 41 units are used to calculate a students’ required course GPAs for purposes of academic standing and merit scholarship eligibility:
Additional Requirements & Elective Courses - 47 units
Complete a minimum of 47 units from LAW or LLM prefix/subject courses, including the units used to satisfy the California Bar Exam Subject, Experiential Learning, and Upper-Division Writing course requirements below. Note: Although students are required to complete the requirements listed below, these units are not included in calculating their required courses GPAs for Academic Standing purposes.
First Year Lawering Elective Course
First year students who have a required course GPA below 2.3 at the end of the first semester may be required to take LAW 801E Legal Analysis in place of the first year Lawyering elective. When space permits, other students may enroll in Legal Analysis with approval of the Associate Dean for Law Student Support.
Additional Flex Program Courses
Flex program students are required to complete the following courses, but they are not included in the calculation of their required courses GPA. Only the 41 units of required courses that are applicable to all JD students are included in students’ required courses GPA.
California Bar Subject Courses - At least 8 units
Upper-Division Writing Courses - At least 4 units
To satisfy the Upper-Division Writing Requirement, all students entering in or after Fall 2019 must complete at least 4 units from a number of upper division courses which have been certified as meeting the requirement.
- Students must complete at least 2 units of their upper division writing requirement from practice-based courses in the Upper-Division Legal Writing Program (UDLWP) listed below.
Courses in the UDLWP are those where students engage in practice-based writing involving independent research and an oral presentation, culminating in work product totaling 20 pages (approximately 5,000 words) for which students are assessed through written feedback from a faculty member and where students engage in a rewrite of a draft implementing feedback from at least one conference with a faculty member.
- Students may satisfy up to 2 units of their upper-division writing requirement through scholarly writing courses listed below.
Scholarly Writing Courses
(Note: No more than 2 units from the courses listed below may be used toward this requirement.)
Upper-Division Experiential Courses - At least 6 units
Students enrolled in the JD Flex program may complete all 6 units of this requirement with Simulation Courses, but are strongly encouraged to complete at least 3 units through Non-Simulation Courses.
Non-Simulation Courses
Students enrolled in the JD Flex program may complete all 6 units of this requirement with Simulation Courses, but are strongly encouraged to complete at least 3 units through Non-Simulation Courses.
Course Schedule and Advising Appointments
Course schedule information may be found on the Law School’s Course Offerings web page. All students are encouraged to schedule academic advising appointments with Law Student Support by emailing lawstudentsupport@ggu.edu or by calling 415-442-6615.
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