
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To qualify for the juris doctor degree, a student must:
- Successfully complete all required courses
- Successfully complete one rigorous writing course during the second or third year of law study under the direct supervision of a faculty member
- Successfully complete additional work sufficient to total 90 semester hours
- Attain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 4.00 (C minus) in all work taken in the College of Law and a grade of C on all work taken at other approved law schools
- Complete the last academic year (30 hours) in residence at OU Law
- Complete all degree requirements within five years of initial enrollment
- File an official Application for Graduation
The student is responsible for ascertaining whether these requirements are fulfilled.






