Graduation Requirements

A student must complete all of the following to be eligible for graduation from the University of PIttsburgh School of Law:

• 88 Credits
• 65 Credits earned "in regularly scheduled class sessions"
  See ABA requirements regarding classroom contact hours
• 6 semesters of full time enrollment (minimum of 10 credits per semester)
• All required first year courses
• A course in Legal Profession (or Professional Responsibility or Law & Ethics of Lawyering)
• Upper Level Legal Writing Requirement, fulfilled through a seminar, legal writing independent study or other course specifically designated as meeting writing requirement in the course description.
• Beginning with the class of 2008; 2 credits in any course designated as satisfying the professional skills requirement. (See list of designated courses)

Certificate program students should verify with the Certificate Program Administrator that they have completed the requisites to be awarded the certificate upon graduation.