• meet the conditions to continue as a degree candidate;
• successfully complete the first-term course requirements;
• complete a total of 83 units of satisfactory work; 
• satisfy the program’s writing requirements;
• spend at least six full terms or the equivalent thereof in residence;
• be recommended for the degree by the faculty.

Curriculum
After the first term, students must satisfactorily complete at least 67 units of credit. Students are free to select their own curriculum, but by graduation they must complete:

• Criminal Law and Administration; 
• a course of at least two units substantially devoted to issues of legal ethics or professional responsibility (courses that meet this requirement are marked with an asterisk in the list of course offerings);
• the writing requirements.

A maximum of 10 units may be approved for independent research and reading.
 
A student must enroll in no fewer than 12 and no more than 16 units of credit in any term unless approval is given by the director of student life and by the registrar.