In order to receive the J.D. degree from the Boyd School of Law, a student must have been admitted to the law school, have completed at least 89 units of credit with an overall cumulative average of at least 2.00, and have completed all of the specific requirements for graduation, including the community service and writing requirements and all required courses.

Writing Requirements
In order to graduate, each student must complete the Writing Requirement. The Writing Requirement is satisfied by researching and writing a scholarly paper that meets the Writing Requirement standards in conjunction with a seminar, a faculty-supervised directed research project, or a Law Journal submission which is approved by the Law Journal Editorial Board and the Faculty Advisor.