About the course

The JD program at the University of San Francisco will provide you with a grounding in both legal theory as well as the opportunity to hone professional skills that will help you hit the ground running as a lawyer. Our core curriculum gives all JD students a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills needed to pass the bar exam and launch a rewarding legal career. USF students build on that foundation by customizing their education with a variety of elective courses to develop a specialization in particular practice areas, from criminal law to intellectual property. Electives and first-year legal writing and research classes are generally taught in small sections of 20 students or fewer, which means students get individualized feedback on their work and forge ties with faculty. USF offers a full menu of JD programs ? full-time, part-time, and several joint-degrees ? that invite you to tailor your education to meet your career goals. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	San Francisco
Fall (August), 2025	San Francisco

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of San Francisco

All law school applicants are required to have completed or expect to complete a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year university or college by the time law school classes begin in August. Accepted applicants must furnish official final transcripts indicating receipt of a baccalaureate degree, as well as completion of any work in progress when the application was filed. If admitted, an official transcript showing the conferral of the baccalaureate degree must be mailed directly from the college or university to the Office of Admissions prior to the start of the fall term. Alternatively, official transcripts sent to LSAC to be included in your JD CAS report can be used to fulfill this requirement as long as the transcript is dated 2016 or later and notes the degree conferral date.

　　Personal statements tend to average 2 to 4 pages in length, however, there is no page limitation to the personal statement.

　　The admissions committee requires two letters of recommendation in support of your application. An optional third letter may be submitted, but no more than three letters of recommendation will be considered for one application.

　　Applicants must take the LSAT and have their score(s) reported to the USF School of Law in a CAS Report. LSAT scores are valid for five years. Any LSAT taken prior to June 2015 is considered invalid for application review. USF will utilize the highest LSAT in the review process if multiple LSAT scores are presented by the applicant..

　　Applicants are required to submit an LSAT Writing sample. The LSAT Writing exercise is a proctored, on-demand writing exam that is administered online using secure proctoring software that is installed on the candidate's own computer. The writing exam is designed to elicit the kind of argumentative writing that candidates will be expected to produce in law school. Candidates will still be given 35 minutes to write an essay in response to the prompt with which they are presented.

　　Applicants for whom English is a second language and who have not received a four-year baccalaureate degree in the United States or another country where English is the primary language are REQUIRED to take the TOEFL. This requirement also applies to recent immigrants to the U.S. who completed their undergraduate degree outside of the U.S. in a non-English speaking country or at an institution where English was not the language of instruction. The Committee will consider for admission only those applicants with TOEFL scores of 600 or above on the paper-based test or 100 or above on the TOEFL iBT exam. Only scores reported directly from TOEFL will be accepted.

　　

English language requirements

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 100.0

　　

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of San Francisco. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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