Programs
J.D. Program
Degree Requirements
To graduate from UNM with a J.D degree, a student must meet all of the following requirements:
Residence Credit
As of August 2004, residence credit is no lnger an ABA requirement for graduation. This takes effect with the Class of 2007.
Credit Hours and Class Hours
The student must earn at least 86 hours of law credit. A class hour consists of 50 minutes. One class hour per week of recitation or lecture throughout a semester earns a maximum of one credit hour.
Grade Point Average
The student must attain at least a 2.00 overall grade point average.
Required Courses
- First-Year. The student must take the full required first-year curriculum offered upon entrance.
- Professional Responsibility. Students must take and pass Ethics, a professional responsibility course. This requirement is a pre- or co-requisite with the clinic program.
- Clinic. The student must participate satisfactorily in at least six hours of clinical law school credit, as prescribed by the faculty. No extern field experience courses or skills courses apply toward this requirement. There are pre-requisites and/or co-requisites for some clinical courses. To be eligible for clinic courses, a student must have successfully completed 40 credit hours.
Advanced Writing Requirement
Students may fulfill the writing requirement by enrolling in a designated "writing requirement seminar," normally in the second semester of the second year, or the first semester of the third year. Limited exceptions will apply, but in any case, students must submit their final papers by April 5 of the third year.
