Law, J.D.

Areas of concentration for the Juris Doctor degree include American Indian and Indigenous Peoples Law; Business, Commercial, and Real Estate; Litigation; Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Law; Constitutional and Public Interest Law; Criminal Law and Procedure; Estate Planning; Family Law; General Practitioner; Intellectual Property Law; International and Comparative Law; and Tax Law.

JURIS DOCTOR CURRICULUM

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
First Year
LAW 5103	Civil Procedure I	3
LAW 5203	Civil Procedure II	3
LAW 5114	Contracts	4
LAW 5144	Torts	4
LAW 5123	Legal Research, Writing & Analysis I	3
LAW 5202	Legal Research, Writing & Advocacy II	2
LAW 5134	Constitutional Law	4
LAW 5223	Criminal Law	3
LAW 5234	Property	4
Second and Third Year
LAW 5323	Professional Responsibility	3
LAW 5314	Evidence	4
Graduation Writing Requirement 1
Choose five courses from an upper-division elective menu of substantive core courses. 2		10-15
Students are required to complete one or more experiential course(s) totaling at least six credit hours which must satisfy the requirements of American Bar Association Standard 303(a)(3) as a simulation course, a law clinic, or a field placement. 2		6
Complete elective courses which together with all required courses equal a total of 90 credit hours. 2		32-37
Total Credit Hours		90

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Details on the graduation writing requirement may be found on the College of Law website: http://www.law.ou.edu/academics/programs/jd-program/writing-requirement

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The lists of upper-division elective menu courses, experiential learning courses, and elective courses are listed on the College of Law website: http://www.law.ou.edu/academics/programs/jd-program/jd-courses

Degree Requirements 

To qualify for the juris doctor degree, a student must:

• Successfully complete all required courses 
• Successfully complete one rigorous writing course during the second or third year of law study under the direct supervision of a faculty member
• Successfully complete at least 60 hours at the College of Law
• Successfully complete additional work sufficient to total 90 semester hours
• Attain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 5.00 (C) in all work taken in the College of Law and a grade of C on all work taken at other approved law schools
• Complete all degree requirements within five years of initial enrollment
• File an official Application for Graduation

For additional information regarding the requirements for the juris doctor, consult the College of Law website.