What We Can Offer You
PCU offers a Juris Doctor degree program only. Graduates who successfully complete the program will earn a Juris Doctor degree and become qualified to sit for the California Bar Exam.
Our Academic Program
Juris Doctor Program
Pacific Coast University School of Law offers evening classes for its’ Juris Doctor Program. Classes are held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with classes beginning in July and continuing through May.
The academic year is divided into three semesters during which students will earn a total of 21 semester-units per year.
Pacific Coast University, School of Law’s Juris Doctor program requires students to complete a minimum of 864 hours of preparation and study a year for 4 years.
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Juris Doctor Curriculum
Note: * denotes courses that meet the future practicum requirements of the State Bar of California for admission to practice law in the State.
First Year
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Legal Research and Writing
- Torts
Second Year
- Community Property
- Constitutional Law
- Real Property
- Trusts and Estates
Third Year
- Business Associations
- Civil Procedures
- Civil Procedures Practicum*
- Evidence
Fourth Year
- Legal Writing
- Pleading and Practice*
- Professional Responsibility
- Trial Techniques*
- Remedies
- Criminal Procedure