Bar Passage Program

Academics

The Sturm College of Law has implemented a Bar Passage Program to help JD students improve their academic performance and achieve success on the bar exam. Students who have a cumulative GPA below 3.0 at the end of either Fall or Spring semester following their first semester are automatically placed in the Bar Passage Program in order to ensure that we can fully support you during your time at the law school.

Students in the Bar Passage Program must satisfy the following requirements to graduate:

  • Enroll in and pass the class Intermediate Legal Analysis (ILA) in the first available Fall after they have been placed in the Bar Passage Program.
  • Early in the semester in which they are placed in the Bar Passage Program, meet with Professor Diane Kraft, Director of the Academic Achievement Program (Diane.Kraft@du.edu).
  • Before registration for the next semester, meet with Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Jessica Boynton (Jessica.Boynton@du.edu). Subsequent academic advising meetings with Dean Boynton before registration each semester are also required.
  • Participate in programming as communicated by the Sturm College of Law.
  • In the final semester before graduation, enroll in and pass the class Legal Analysis Strategies (LAS).
     

For questions, please contact: law-barsuccess@du.edu.