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J.D. Degree Requirements

To receive a J.D. degree, a student must:

1. Satisfactorily complete 90 semester hours within four years as a full-time student, or six years as a part-time student. Extra time may be given by the associate dean for student affairs for disabilities, prolonged illness, military service, or other compelling circumstances.
2. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for all courses in which a grade is earned.
3. Complete all courses as required.
4. If full time, complete 90 full weeks of residency; if part time, the student must complete 120 weeks.
5. Complete the senior writing requirement through either a law seminar paper (with a grade of "C" or better), or successful preparation of one comment or two case notes for the Houston Law Review or the Houston Journal of International Law.
6. Complete a course in Professional Responsibility with a passing grade.
7. Complete other requirements of the university and the Law Center as listed in this catalog.

Doctor of Jurisprudence Program
Full–Time Students—First Year

Fall Semester	Hours		Spring Semester	Hours
Contracts I	3		Contracts II	3
Procedure I	4		Constitutional Law	4
Property I	3		Criminal Law	3
Torts I	3		Property II	2
Legal Writing	2		Torts II	2
Total	15		Legal Writing	2
			Total	16

Part–Time Students—First Year

Summer Semester	Hours		Fall Semester	Hours
Civil Procedure	4		Legal Communications II	2
Legal Communications I	2		Torts I	3
Total	6		Contracts I	3
			Total	8

Spring Semester	Hours
Torts II	2
Contracts II	3
Constitutional Law	4
Total	9

Part–Time Students—Second Year

Summer I	Hours		Summer IV	Hours
Property I	2		Property II	3

Fall Semester	Hours
Criminal Law	3
Electives	6
Total	9

The order of classes that part-time students take is subject to change. In addition to the foregoing, all students must satisfactorily complete a course in professional responsibility and all students must satisfy a senior research and writing requirement.