JD Programs
For Students Enrolling Fall 2023 and After:
First-Year JD Students
To be considered in good standing, first-year JD Day students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the end of the Autumn semester and a cumulative GPA of 2.30 or higher at the end of the Spring semester. To be considered in good standing, first-year JD Evening students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.30 at the end of the academic year in May. First-year JD students with a GPA below 2.50 at the end of Autumn semester may not register for the following Summer session. Grades received in the Summer session are not included in a student’s GPA for the prior academic year.
Additionally, first-year JD students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 and in the bottom GPA quartile at the end of the Autumn semester are required to attend all Spring semester Academic Success Program (ASP) workshops and complete all ASP assignments. First-year JD Day students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.30 and a GPA in the bottom quartile of the 1L students at the end of the Spring semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253 MULTISTATE PERFORMANCE TEST STRATEGIES and LAW 252 APPLIED LEGAL ETHICS in the two years following completion of the 1L core courses. They also must complete LAW 102 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS and LAW 410 EVIDENCE.
All 1L students in the bottom two quartiles of the class at the end of the Autumn semester will be assigned a specific advisor for further academic advising during the spring semester.
Upper-Level JD Students
To be considered in good standing at the College of Law, upper-level JD students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.30 or higher at the end of each academic year. Grades received in the Summer session are not included in a student’s GPA for the prior academic year.
At the end of the Autumn and Spring Semesters, students with a cumulative GPA that places them in the bottom two quartiles of their class will be referred to an advisor for further academic advising. To maintain good standing, second-year JD Evening students in the bottom quartile of the class at the end of the Autumn semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253 and LAW 254 in the two years following completion of the 1L core courses. They also must complete LAW 102 and LAW 410.
To maintain good standing, second-year JD Day students and third-year JD Evening students with a cumulative GPA of 2.30 or higher but in the bottom quartile of the class at the end of the Autumn semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253. They also must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Bar Passage, and they must complete LAW 102 and LAW 410 prior to graduation.
To maintain good standing, third-year JD Day students and fourth-year JD Evening students with a cumulative GPA of 2.30 or higher but in the bottom quartile of the class at the end of the Autumn semester must attend all Spring semester Bar Passage Workshops and must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Bar Passage.
For Students Who Enrolled Fall 2022 or Earlier:
First-Year JD Students
To be considered in good standing at the College of Law, first-year JD Day students must have a cumulative GPA of 1.700 or higher at the end of the Autumn semester and a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher at the end of the Spring semester. To be considered in good standing, first-year JD Evening students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 at the end of the academic year in May. First-year JD students with a GPA below 2.200 at the end of Autumn semester may not register for the following Summer session. Grades received in the Summer session are not included in a student’s GPA for the prior academic year.
To maintain good standing, first-year JD students with a cumulative GPA of 1.700 or higher but below 2.600 at the end of the Autumn semester are required to attend all Spring semester Academic Success Program (ASP) workshops and complete all ASP assignments. First-year JD Day students with a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher but below 2.600 at the end of the Spring semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253 MULTISTATE PERFORMANCE TEST STRATEGIES and LAW 252 BAR PASSAGE STRATEGIES in the two years following completion of the 1L core courses. They also must complete LAW 102 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS and LAW 410 EVIDENCE.
Upper-Level JD Students
To be considered in good standing at the College of Law, upper-level JD students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher at the end of each academic year in May. Grades received in the Summer session are not included in a student’s GPA for the prior academic year.
To maintain good standing, second-year JD Evening students with a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher but below 2.600 at the end of the Autumn semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253 and LAW 254 in the two years following completion of the 1L core courses. They also must complete LAW 102 and LAW 410.
To maintain good standing, second-year JD Day students and third-year JD Evening students with a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher but below 2.600 at the end of the Autumn semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253. They also must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Bar Passage, and they must complete LAW 102 and LAW 410 prior to graduation.
To maintain good standing, third-year JD Day students and fourth-year JD Evening students with a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher but below a 2.600 at the end of the Autumn semester must attend all Spring semester Bar Passage Workshops and must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Bar Passage.
LLM & MLS (MJ) Programs
To be considered in good standing at the College of Law, LLM and MLS (MJ) students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 over three semesters. Grades received in the Summer session are not included in a student’s GPA for the prior academic year.
Joint Degree Programs (Law/Master's Degree)
Good Academic Standing
To be considered in good academic standing, DePaul students pursuing a joint degree program where two degrees are awarded simultaneously (for example: two master’s degrees, a master’s degree and a juris doctor degree or a juris doctor and a master’s of law degree) should consult the degree requirement section of the University Catalog to determine the required minimum grade point average for good academic standing.
Failure to Maintain Good Academic Standing
Students who fail to maintain good academic standing may be subject to dismissal from the joint program in accordance with procedures established by the program. Many programs have established time or course limitations within which a student must return to good standing before they may be dismissed from the program.
Note: In addition, for those participating in federal financial aid programs, failure to maintain good academic standing will affect compliance with the federal satisfactory academic progress requirements.