{"id":452,"date":"2023-01-20T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T20:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/law\/juris-doctor\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:58:46","slug":"juris-doctor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/law\/juris-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"J.D. Curriculum and Academic Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Juris Doctor Program<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In keeping with the tradition of excellence in graduate education at HPU, the J.D. degree is designed to provide students with a robust foundation in the knowledge, skills, and values that ensure success as legal professionals prepared to make significant contributions to society. As outlined in the Prospectus approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law at High Point University requires courses in the foundational subjects of Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Research and Writing, Professional Responsibility, Property, and Torts. The Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law also has required courses in professional and ethical formation as well as required courses that provide varied and robust experiential learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The J.D. program mission, learning outcomes, and required curriculum are outlined below. From these program components, several distinctive features highlight why a prospective law student will be interested in obtaining a J.D. degree from High Point University:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>To benefit from a law curriculum that grounds students in the values, knowledge, and mindset of a free society, and instills in them key life skills (excellence in oral and written communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, cultural competence, and collaboration) that ensure their success in a competitive and rapidly changing world;<\/li>\n<li>To profit from inclusive teaching approaches that not only emphasize the cognitive aspects of learning but also address the affective components, so as to build students\u2019 self-efficacy and a strong sense of professional identity;<\/li>\n<li>To benefit from abundant experiential learning opportunities that allow students to apply what they have learned in the classroom in real-world contexts;<\/li>\n<li>To receive an education where the ethical practice of law is emphasized pervasively throughout the curriculum;<\/li>\n<li>To benefit from outstanding faculty who will provide the high level of mentorship for which HPU faculty are known;<\/li>\n<li>To receive comprehensive bar and career preparation services to ensure student success upon graduation; and<\/li>\n<li>To prepare for their future profession on a campus that is known for its inspiring environment and exceptional facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juris Doctor Program In keeping with the tradition of excellence in graduate education at HPU, the J.D. degree is designed to provide students with a robust foundation in the knowledge,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8690,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-452","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>J.D. 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