Pacific Coast University School of Law (PCU) is registered with the State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE), as an Unaccredited Fixed-Facility Law School, and is authorized by the CBE to confer a Juris Doctor degree on all graduates of its J.D. program.

Requirements for The Degree
Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree candidates must fulfill the following minimum requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of a course of classroom study requiring a minimum of 270 hours of classroom attendance a year for four (4) years. A year is defined as any consecutive twelve (12) month period;
- Successful completion of 84 or more semester units;
- Maintain a grade point average not lower than 2.0;
- Successful completion of the thirteen Bar-tested subjects: Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Community Property, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Property, Remedies, Torts, and Wills and Trusts;
- The Juris Doctor with Distinction is awarded to students who pursue their entire Law course at PCU with an overall 91% (3.5 GPA) or higher.
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Library / Legal Research Facilities
In line with the common practice in the legal profession, PCU provides each student with instruction and access to the industry’s premier legal research engine, Lexis Nexis.


First-Year Law Students’ Examination
(“The Baby Bar”)
Guideline 1.3 of the California State Bar’s Guidelines for Unaccredited Law School Rules, provides:
“Students attending unaccredited law schools intending to qualify to take the California Bar Examination must take the examination upon successful completion of their first year of law study. Students who pass the examination within the first three administrations the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive law study credit up to the time of the passage of the examination. Students who pass the examination on an attempt following the third administration of the examination after their first becoming eligible to take it will only receive credit for one year of law study toward qualifying to take the California Bar Examination.”
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The examination covers three subjects: Contracts, Criminal Law and Torts
The First-Year Law Students Exam is composed of 4 essay questions and 100 multiple-choice questions. The exam is given online in June and October of each year. Four hours are allocated for completing the essay portion of the exam and three hours are allocated for completing the multiple-choice portion.
Questions and Facts
When can I take the FYLSE exam
After you complete your first year of law school in May. You will have to take the June FYLSE exam. June results are given in mid-August, and from the October administration in mid-December. If you pass, you can register for the 2nd year of law school in August.
If I take courses without passing the FYLSE exam, will I get credit for law study? Will I be able to transfer those units to another law school?
Students that do not pass the FYLSE exam and wish to advance to their second year of law study will risk not receiving credit for course units taken in the first and second year of law school. The units will not be transferable to other law schools.
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