Academic Requirements

To receive a Juris Doctor degree at Seattle University School of Law, students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 and must successfully complete at least 90 credit hours. All required courses must be successfully completed. Required courses are:

First-Year Courses

• Civil Procedure
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Legal Writing I
• Property
• Torts

Upper-Level Courses

• Constitutional Law (Must be taken in the fall of the 2nd year)
• Evidence
• Legal Writing II (Must be taken during the 2nd year)
• Professional Responsibility

Students are Required to Take One of the Following Professional Skills Courses

• Administrative Law Clinic
• Business Dispute Resolution Simulation
• Civil Rights Amicus Clinic
• Client Counseling and Negotiation
• Community Development and Entrepreneurship Clinic
• Comprehensive Pretrial Advocacy
• Comprehensive Trial Advocacy
• Contract Drafting (full semester version)
• Criminal Motions Practice
• Domestic Violence Clinic
• Drafting Labs
• Environmental Litigation
• Estate Planning
• Externships
• Forensics
• General Counsel: Lawyering Within an Organization
• Immigration Law Clinic
• Indian Trusts & Estates Clinic
• Intellectual Property Licensing Lab
• International Human Rights Clinic
• Labor and Employment Law Dispute Resolution
• Mediation Clinic
• Mediation, Mediation Advocacy & Collaborative Law
• Mental Health Court Clinic
• Moderate Means Practicum
• Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Practicum
• Not for Profit Organization Clinic
• Patent Litigation Lab
• Patent Prosecution Lab
• Predatory Lending Clinic
• Real Estate Litigation
• Right to Counsel Clinic
• Street Law
• Trademark Administration Lab
• Trusts & Estates Clinic
• Youth Advocacy Clinic

Graudation Information

For information on applying for graduation and administrative tuition waivers see the Office of the Registrar's Graduation page.
For information on the Commencement ceremony see Student Life's Graduation page.