Overview

Who pursues this degree?

A JSD, or Doctor of Juridical Science is, in effect, law's counterpart to the PhD. Those who have already earned an a master degree and wish to do intensive in-depth work can apply for the JSD program from University of the Pacific.

Program Requirements

Earn a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of credit over the course of a two- or three-semester residency.
A cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.7.
Successful defense proposal and, ultimately, successful defense dissertation.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Writing for Publication

Directed Research

JSD Research Seminar

Public International Law

Legal English

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stockton, United States

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law Public Law Legal Studies View 61 other PhDs in Public Law in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for McGeorge's JSD program, applicants must present evidence of:

Graduation from a school of law approved by the American Bar Association; or
Admission to the Bar of a state in the United States; or
Graduation from a faculty of law in a foreign country whose educational authority has authorized that faculty to issue degrees in law; and
Graduation from a Master of Laws (LLM) program or equivalent.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

62678 USD / year

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Out-of-State

62678 USD / year

≈ 62678 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

62678 USD / year

≈ 62678 USD / year

Living costs

Stockton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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Overview

Who pursues this degree?

Program Requirements

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Stockton

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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