REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

A candidate for a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree is required to:

1. Meet all entrance requirements.

2. Earn at least 90 semester hours of credit with a passing grade and a cumulative grade average of 2.000 (C) or better within six years of the date of first enrollment. No more than 30 semester hours may be earned at other law schools. (See "Visiting Student Status.")

3. Attend law school a minimum of 90 weeks if a full-time student or attend law school a minimum of 120 weeks if a part-time student. (The above weeks are actual weeks in law classes computed under a formula established by South Texas College of Law pursuant to an ABA requirement. (See "Residence Study Requirement.")

4. Complete all required courses in residence.

5. Make formal application for graduation.

6. Pay all fees and tuition charges incurred prior to graduation. (See "Business Office Approvals.")

7. Participate in commencement, unless permission to graduate in absentia is granted by the Dean.

If any of the above requirements are not met, the degree cannot be conferred. Examples typically include: a grade of "incomplete" entered on the record; credit not received for a course taken as a Visiting Student; and insufficient residence study. The degree will be conferred in the semester when all requirements have been finally met.