Entry requirements
For international students
The juris doctor (JD) program consists of a required core curriculum that all students must pass in order to graduate. These courses, listed on the proposed degree tracks below, provide students with a fundamental store of knowledge and skills related to substantive legal concepts and rules, including analysis of cases, statutes, and other sources of law; recognition of relevant facts from a mass of raw data; effective oral and written communication; advocacy; and organization and management of legal work and ideas. Remaining credit hours for the JD are fulfilled by selecting electives from substantive areas of law, including business law, employee benefits, estate planning, information technology law, intellectual property law, international law, public interest law, real estate law, and more.To successfully earn a JD from UIC Law, degree candidates must-1) earn credit for at least 90 semester hours of law study. 2) obtain an overall GPA of 2.25 or better, and
3) earn a minimum of 3 clinical and/or externship credit hours.
