Overview

Students who wish to emphasize or specialize in a particular area of law can choose electives from a broad range of courses. The law school also offers clinical and internship programs to give law students who have completed their first year an opportunity to earn academic credit while gaining practical experience.

Features

Three years of full-time study or four years of evening study are generally required to complete the Juris Doctor degree at University of San Diego.

Upon recommendation of the dean and the faculty, the JD degree is conferred upon law students who have successfully completed all academic, graduation and residency requirements.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

This program is designed for students who are prepared to devote their entire time to the study of law. The School of Law strongly discourages first-year law students from engaging in any employment during the first year of law school.

Full-time upper-division law students are strongly discouraged from engaging in employment for more than 20 hours per week. This program generally requires three full academic years in residence. In general, classes are scheduled Monday through Friday.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

88 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Diego, United States

Disciplines

Public Law Business Law 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

A Bachelor's degree from a college or university of approved standing prior to law school matriculation (no required discipline of study)

A valid Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) or GRE General Test score less than five years old

A completed application of admission and CAS Report provided by LSAC

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

66950 USD / year

≈ 66950 USD / year
Out-of-State

66950 USD / year

≈ 66950 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

66950 USD / year

≈ 66950 USD / year

Living costs

San Diego

United States

1400 - 2455 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

San Diego

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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