Law JD

The Juris Doctor (JD) is a professional degree required to practice law in the United States. At Temple University, students can earn a JD in three years in the full-time division or in four years in the evening and part-time divisions.

Temple's JD program delivers the knowledge, skills, experience and professionalism necessary to excel at the practice of law. Diverse doctrinal, experiential and integrated courses, all led by accomplished faculty, ensure that every Temple student has access to a world-class legal education, no matter what their area of interest.

Students who are currently enrolled in the JD program may take and apply coursework for the Transnational Law LLM degree toward the Juris Doctor. These students may then qualify for the JD/LLM degree. While this is not a concurrent degree, current JD students may earn up to half of the credits toward the LLM degree. A JD/LLM student who earns 88 credits, the minimum number of credits required for a JD degree, may apply up to 6 credits from eligible international law courses, exclusive of International Law, toward an LLM. For each additional credit a student earns beyond the minimum number of credits for a JD degree, the student can apply 1 additional credit from eligible international courses toward an LLM, up to a maximum of 12 credits.