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This program is for students interested in the study of law, which qualifies them to obtain a Juris Doctor degree, and qualifies them to sit the California Bar Examination.
Our Academic Programs
Juris Doctor Program
Pacific Coast University School of Law offers evening classes for its’ Juris Doctor Program. Classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with classes beginning in August and continuing until May.
The academic year is divided into two semesters during which students will earn a total of 21 semester-units per year.
Pacific Coast University, School of Law’s Juris Doctor program is a four-year program based on a minimum of 270 hours of classroom attendance per year.
Each academic year follows the traditional model with the courses for each year predetermined by Pacific Coast University, School of Law.
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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 (12 quarter units)
- Criminal law (8 quarter units)
- Fundamentals of legal research (4 quarter units)
- Torts (12 quarter units)
Second Year
- Community property (4 quarter units)
- Constitutional law (12 quarter units)
- Real property (12 quarter units)
- Wills and trusts (8 quarter units)
Third Year
- Business associations (8 quarter units)
- Civil procedures (12 quarter units)
- Civil procedures practicum* (4 quarter units)
- Evidence (8 quarter units)
Fourth Year
- Substantive review (8 quarter units)
- Pleading and practice* (4 quarter units)
- Professional responsibility (4 quarter units)
- Professional writing* (4 quarter units)
- Trial techniques and advocacy* (4 quarter units)
- Remedies (4 quarter units)
- Criminal procedure (8 quarter units)