Distance Education Policy

1. JD students are allowed no more than 15 credits of distance
education classes during a student’s time at UC Law, with no
more than 6 credits being allowed in any given semester. The
Associate Dean may waive these limits in individual cases if it is
in the best interest of the student, their circumstances, and their
professional goals.

2. Limits on the Amount of Distance Education Credits Taken by JD
and LLM Students:

(a) Under Standard 311(a) a law school must require students
to take not fewer than 83 credit hours. At least 64 of these
credit hours shall be in courses that require attendance in
regularly scheduled classroom sessions or direct faculty
instruction. Distance education classes can be included in
this calculation.

(b) 1L courses cannot be offered as distance education
courses. Upper-level bar courses will not be offered as
distance education courses, except in exceptional
circumstances as determined by the Associate Dean of
Academic Affairs (hereinafter “Associate Dean”).

(c) JD students are allowed no more than 15 credits of
distance education classes during a student’s time at UC
Law, with no more than 6 credits being allowed in any given
semester. The Associate Dean may waive these limits in
individual cases if it is in the best interest of the student,
their circumstances, and their professional goals.

(d) Students who are subject to Rule 9 must seek permission
from the Associate Dean before they may enroll in a distance
education class. The Associate Dean will grant permission
only in exceptional circumstances.

(e) Any classes that UC Law students were required to take
via distance education during the COVID 19 pandemic will not
count as distance education courses for purposes of this
policy.