Non-Degree Students

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The School of Law permits non-Juris Doctor degree candidates to enroll in law school courses on a limited basis. Undergraduate UND students will generally not be permitted to enroll in law school (JD curriculum) courses. UND graduate students may be permitted to enroll in law school courses rarely and only with the permission of the Dean upon appropriate petition. The petition must be filed within a reasonable time prior to the beginning of the semester in which the student wishes to register in order that a timely review may be made.

The petition must provide:

1. Evidence of the applicant's admission to a degree-granting graduate program;
2. A description of student's specific graduate program;
3. The course or courses for which the graduate student is seeking enrollment;
4. A detailed explanation of how the law school course or courses will be part of the student's degree program;
5. Supporting memo by the student's graduate advisor, including the Graduate School's willingness to accept law school course credit in the student's program; and,
6. The student's acknowledgment of his or her understanding that no law school course credits will be transferable to a JD program.

Law school credit earned prior to acceptance into a Juris Doctor degree program is not permitted to be applied to such program even if the student is later admitted. American Bar Association Standard 304, Interpretation 304-3: "Credit for a J.D. degree shall only be given for course work taken after the student has matriculated in a law school."

Updated September 5, 2002