501. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

501 ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION 501.1 To be eligible for admission to the Juris Doctor program, a candidate for admission shall hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The Admissions Committee may admit a candidate based on three (3) years of undergraduate work toward a degree and other relevant and extenuating factors, such as employment, maturity, and life experience. 501.2 A candidate for admission who has not actually received a degree at the time a decision on admission is made, but who expects to receive a degree prior to registration, may be admitted to the School of Law contingent upon actual receipt of the baccalaureate degree. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3589 (May 13, 1988).