JD students must successfully complete all first-year required courses plus an additional 78 quarter units of elective coursework (a combined total of 111 quarter units).

• In accordance with ABA accreditation standards, JD students may not count toward the JD graduation requirement more than thirty-one (31) quarter units of the following types of coursework: externship, directed research, directed writing, senior thesis, research track, courses taken outside the Law School, moot court (Kirkwood competition), Trial Lawyer Skills Workshop, and Law Journal Discussion Group.

To graduate, a JD student must be "in residence" as a law student for at least nine quarters and no more than eleven quarters. More time may be granted only to accommodate a documented disability. For purposes of the JD degree, the term "in residence" means that a student:

1. Takes at least 9 quarter units of credit each quarter that can be counted toward your JD;
2. By the date all grades for the quarter are due, passes at least 8 such units each quarter;
3. Pays full tuition to the law school; and,
4. Does not work more than 20 hours per week during the term.

A student must be in residence during the quarter in which the final degree is conferred or during the quarter immediately preceding degree conferral.

To help you track the graduation requirements b, c & d below, see Graduation Requirements filter in the SLS Course Catalog. A course must be successfully completed in the term and year the graduation requirement is listed for the graduation requirement to be met.

If you have any questions regarding your degree requirements after completing your degree audit, please contact the Registrar's Office. Office of the Law School Registrar (Room 100)

Email: registrar@law.stanford.edu

Phone: 650.723.0994

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