JURIS DOCTOR
(1) Overview
The Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a graduate level doctorate degree of the study of law. It will be conferred to those who have successfully completed all the required law studies of our program.
The J.D. students who plan to take the First-Year Law Student's Exam or the California State Bar Exam are responsible for checking whether they have met the eligibility requirements of the California State Bar. Those requirements may be found at: www.calbar.ca.gov/admissions. Those planning to take the bar exam of another state are responsible for checking whether they have met the eligibility requirements of that state. Bar eligibility is decided solely by each state on case-by-case basis.
(2) Admission Requirements
Those who are seeking bar eligibility must have: completed at least 60 acceptable college semester units (or 90 quarter units) at a college or university approved by the California Committee of Bar Examiners; or passed the college equivalency (CLEP) examinations specified by the California Committee of Bar Examiners with at least the minimum scores set.
Required examination areas and corresponding scores for the CLEP exam are as follows:
A. English Composition 50
B. Any two of the following:
1. Humanities 50
2. Mathematics 50
3. Natural Sciences 50
4. Social Sciences and History 50
Students must request that official transcripts be sent to the MD Kirk School of Law admissions office from the college/university where those units were earned.
Students must be present for an interview that will be conducted by a professor and staff. This interview will take place at the Los Angeles office, located at 3700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite #260, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Contact a representative at info@mdkirkschooloflaw.com to electronically receive the application form and to arrange an interview date. The application form must be submitted in hard copy format on the same date of the interview.
(3) Instructional Methods
The curriculum of the program includes all subjects tested on the California Bar Exam. We utilize lectures and case presentations through audio/video material along with written material. The written material includes traditional law casebooks, specially designed course outlines, and case briefs. Although students don¡?t participate in the on-site classroom activities, they will be exposed to the classroom atmosphere by listening to or watching tapes or CD/DVD's.
All audio/video materials, course outlines, and case briefs are well prepared by professors and the editorial board of MD Kirk School of Law. However, students are free to and encouraged to use other study aids such as hornbooks and flowcharts which are ordinarily used by students in traditional law schools.
Examinations are proctored by our faculty members or other specially selected people such as lawyers and judges. Both closed-book style (most first year classes) and open-book style examinations are to be utilized. If either Mid-term or Final examination should be tested in open-book style, it could be done by the students themselves at home and delivered to the school in specified time limit. Grades of the mid-term and the final are basically 50-50.
The test questions are similar to such given to students at traditional law schools in terms of their types and complexities.
(4) Curriculum: 48 Weeks Continuous Schedule; One (1) Unit = Forty (40) study hours
| First Year Courses |
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law 101 Introduction To Law |
80 |
4 |
2 |
| Law 102 Contracts |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 103 Legal Analysis & Writing 1 |
80 |
4 |
2 |
| Law 104 Torts |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 105 Legal Analysis & Writing 2 |
80 |
4 |
2 |
| Law 106 Criminal Law |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
960 |
48 |
24 |
Second Year Courses
|
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law 201 Civil Procedure |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 202 Constitutional Law |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 203 Real Property |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 204 Corporations |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
960 |
48 |
24 |
Third Year Course
|
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law 301 Professional Responsibility |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 302 Community Property |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 303 Wills & Trusts |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 304 Criminal Procedure |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 305 Evidence |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 306 Remedies |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
960 |
48 |
24 |
Fourth Year Courses (Electives)
|
Study Hours |
Class Weeks |
Units |
| Law 401 Commerical Transaction |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 402 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Negotiation |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 403 Intellectual Property |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 404 Immigration |
120 |
6 |
3 |
| Law 405 Administrative Law |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| Law 406 Conflicts of Laws |
240 |
12 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
1200 |
60 |
30 |
* 1 Unit = 40 study hours
M.D. Kirk School of Law does not provide credit for experiential services.
Academic Calendar 2008-2009
 Intro to American Law (L101): Oct 5, 2008 - Nov 1, 2008
Contracts (L102): Nov 2, 2008 - Jan 24, 2009
Legal Writing 1 (L103): Jan 25, 2009 - Feb 21, 2009
Torts (L104): Feb 22, 2009 - May 16, 2009
Legal Writing 2 (L105): May 17, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009
Criminal Law (L106): Jun 14, 2009 - Sep 5, 2009
Constitutional Law (L202): Oct 5, 2008 - Dec 27, 2008
Civil Procedure (L201): Dec 28, 2008 - Mar 21, 2009
Real Property (L203): Mar 22, 2009 - Jun 13, 2009
Corporations (L204): Jun 14, 2009 - Sep 5, 2009
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