Your First Year
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At BU Law, smaller class sizes and one of the lowest teacher/student ratios of any large-sized school mean closer connections with faculty who create a supportive learning environment. The classroom is the center of this experience, and it's where our faculty excels by encouraging vigorous exchanges and skillfully training students to convey and defend their arguments with precision and persuasion.
At BU Law, first-year students are divided into three "sections," with students in each section taking all their classes together. This arrangement fosters a close-knit community for new students, both inside and outside of class; many develop lasting relationships from their "first-year section mates." First-year sections are further broken down into "mini-sections"of approximately 50 students in at least one of their substantive topics.
Degree Requirements
The J.D. program is a full-time day curriculum requiring three academic years of study. All first-year students begin in the fall semester. A total of 84 semester credits must be completed with a final weighted average of at least 2.3 (C+). Students may earn up to 12 credits toward the J.D. degree by taking courses in other graduate or professional schools at Boston University.
