Legal education shouldn’t be attained at the expense of the ability to care for family, advance careers, or earn income. Our course load, student activities schedule, and support services are designed with that in mind.

Major Requirements Overall

Type: Completion requirement

Earn a minimum GPA of 2.5

Earn at least 86 credits

Successful participation in a clinic

Passing grades in all required courses

Major Requirements - Required Courses

Type: Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Complete ALL of the following Courses

Core Doctrine is a required course for all students. Full-time students with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher by the end of their fifth semester for full-time or seventh semester for PT requirements for evening students, students may opt out of this requirement and take a sufficient number of additional elective credits to satisfy graduation requirements. CUNY School of Law does not round GPAs up or down for this opt-out. Thus, a student with a GPA of 3.299 at the end of their fifth semester will be required to take Core Doctrine, while a student with a 3.30 GPA will not.

Clinic Requirements
Earn at least 10 credits

Bar Electives

Type: Completion requirement

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:

Earn at least 8 credits
All students must take at least four courses that the Academic Dean deems “Bar Elective” courses.

Additional Comments:
Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher at the end of their third semester (fourth semester for part-time students) may opt out of this requirement. Currently, the following courses are considered bar electives: Advanced Evidence, Applied Legal Analysis, Core Doctrine, Business Associations, Criminal Procedure I, Criminal Procedure II, New York Domestic Relations Law, Federal Courts, First Amendment, New York Practice, (for students matriculating before Fall 2015), Real Estate Transactions, UCC Survey, and Wills and Trusts.