JD Programs
First-Year JD Students
Full-Time Program:
- To be considered in good standing, students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000 or higher at the end of the Autumn semester and a cumulative GPA of 2.300 or higher at the end of the Spring semester.
- Students with a GPA in the bottom quartile of their class at the end of the Autumn semester are required to attend all Spring semester Academic Success Program (ASP) workshops and complete all ASP assignments.
- Students with a GPA in the bottom quartile of their class at the end of the Spring semester will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 252 APPLIED LEGAL ETHICS and LAW 253 MULTISTATE PERFORMANCE TEST STRATEGIES in the two years following completion of the 1L core courses. They also must complete LAW 102 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS and LAW 410 EVIDENCE prior to graduation.
- Students in the bottom two quartiles of their class at the end of the Autumn semester of their first year will be assigned an advisor for further academic advising during the Spring semester.
- Students with a GPA below 2.500 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.
Part-Time Program:
- To be considered in good standing, first-year students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.300 at the end of the Spring semester.
- Students with a GPA in the bottom quartile of their class 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 prior to graduation.
- Students with a GPA below 2.500 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.
- Students in the bottom two quartiles of the class at the end of the Spring semester will be assigned an advisor for further academic advising during the following Autumn semester.
Upper-Level JD Students
Students in the full-time program become upper-level students upon completion of their first two semesters. Students in the part-time program become upper-level students upon completion of their first three semesters.
To be considered in good standing at the College of Law, upper-level JD students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.300 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, upper level students in the bottom quartile of their class at the end of any Autumn semester must satisfy additional requirements.
- Upper-level students who have earned 69 or fewer credits will be enrolled in and must complete LAW 253, LAW 102 , and LAW 410 prior to graduation. They also must schedule an individual meeting with the Director of Bar Passage.
- Upper-level students who have earned more than 69 credits 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.