Northwestern University School of Law

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Northwestern University School of Law

• JD Graduation Requirements
• April 2006

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JD Graduation Requirements

• Posted on the Academic Counseling Website
• http//www.law.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/aca
  demiccounseling
• Earn 86 Semester Credit Hours
• 6-7 Semesters In Residence
• Per semester, minimum of 10 credits maximum of
  17 credits
• Earn Credit For the Following Courses
• All Required First-Year Courses
• Legal Ethics
• Perspective Elective (list identified at
  registration)
• Professional Skills Elective (beginning with the
  Class of '08 - list identified at registration)

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JD Graduation Requirements

• Complete the Writing Requirement During the 2nd
  or 3rd Year in One of Three Ways
• The Senior Research Option Complete a minimum of
  four hours of Senior Research
• OR
• The Journal/Moot Court and 2-Draft Option
  Complete satisfactory service on moot court or a
  journal AND write two drafts of a manuscript.
  The Journal/Moot Court work and the 2-draft
  manuscript must be unrelated.
• OR
• The 1-Draft and 3-Draft Manuscript Option
  Complete a single draft manuscript and a three
  draft manuscript. The two manuscripts must be
  unrelated.

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JD Graduation Requirements

• Can meet 3-draft
• Journals
• National Moot Court, Jessup International Moot
  Court
• Senior Research
• Directed Reading and Research
• Seminar for 3 credits
• Can meet 2-draft
• Directed Reading and Research
• Seminar for 3 credits
• Can meet 1-draft
• ITP
• Julius Miner Moot Court
• Seminar for 2 credits
• Check course descriptions, check with professor
  or board member
• Source NU Law Rules and Regulations
  http//www.law.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/pri
  vate/rules-regs/

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Other Resources

• Courses related to areas of study
  http//www.law.northwestern.edu/curriculum/coursec
  atalog/area.cfm
• Concentrations http//www.law.northwestern.edu/c
  oncentrations/
• Writing requirement forms http//www.law.northwe
  stern.edu/registrar/forms/
• Clinics, Trial Ad, Negotiation/Mediation,
  Practica (aka Externships http//www.law.northwe
  stern.edu/legalclinic/ (links to each on side of
  page)