Guidelines for the Law School Writing Requirement:
The paper is an individually authored work of rigorous intellectual effort of at least 20 typewritten, double
spaced pages, excluding footnotes… (Reg 1.4C). The professor must review and comment on at least one
draft, and the student must re-write the paper in accordance with the professor's comments. The professor
may establish additional requirements, such as submission of outlines, bibliographies and/or exchange of
multiple drafts.
Guidelines for Professional Skills Requirement:
Students are required to complete one or more course(s), totaling at least six units, designated as satisfying
instruction in professional skills. Skills courses are noted with the following symbol on the course schedule: §
Elective/Non-Classroom Courses: Elective units are limited to 16 (plus four with the Dean of Students’s approval)
425, 430, 446,
450, 455, 460,
465, 470, 475
LRW Mentor, Lawyering
Process Mentor
UCD Non-Law Courses/Joint
Degree
Law courses abroad
(not KH Study Abroad)
TOTAL UNITS
(cannot exceed 16 without permission)
* The total credits in Law 425, 430, 446, 450, 455, 460, 465, 470, and 475 may not exceed 14 of the 88 units required for graduation.
Semesters in Residence:
Students are required to complete at least six semesters as a full-time student at an ABA approved Law
School. For students attending King Hall, full-time status equates to enrollment in ten or more units each
semester.
King Hall Programs:
Courses completed as part of the following programs are counted toward standard classroom units and are
not included in the limits on elective units and/or transfer units:
King Hall Study Abroad (full semester study abroad)
King Hall Clinical Programs
Transfer Units: (limit of 30-31 units)
Courses taken at another ABA approved law school are counted as “transfer units”.
Some transfer units may be counted as elective units if the units taken at the host school include
elective/non-classroom coursework.