Juris Doctor

To be eligible for the award of Juris Doctor (JD), you must successfully complete 240 credit points as prescribed below:

• gain 200 credit points of prescribed courses;
• gain 40 credit points of listed Law electives.

OR

To be eligible for the award of Juris Doctor (JD) with a major in International Law, you must successfully complete 240 credit points as prescribed below:

• gain 180 credit points of prescribed courses;
• gain 40 credit points for the major in International Law from the listed International Law electives (20 credit points of which must be 7000-coded courses);
• gain 20 credit points of listed International Law electives or listed Law electives.

OR

To be eligible for the award of Juris Doctor (JD) with a major in Canadian Law, you must successfully complete 240 credit points as prescribed below:

• gain 230 credit points of prescribed courses;
• gain a 10 credit point listed law elective.

OR

To be eligible for the award of Juris Doctor (JD) with a major in Migration Law, you must successfully complete 240 credit points as prescribed below:

• gain 220 credit points of prescribed courses;
• gain 20 credit points of listed Law electives.

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.