About GGU Law

Founded in 1901, Golden Gate University School of Law offers a variety of programs for beginning law students and practicing lawyers.

Golden Gate University School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State of California and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Graduates qualify to take the bar exam in all 50 states and in the District of Columbia.

JD Program
A student with an undergraduate degree may earn the basic Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree. Certificates of Specialization are available in Business Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Public Interest Law, and Real Estate Law.

Students may also earned combined degrees: JD/MBA with Golden Gate University or JD/PhD with the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology.

View the JD Prospectus. Note: This is a PDF file. Acrobat Reader is required. (Download Acrobat Reader).

Advanced Law Degrees
Open to people who have already earned a JD or equivalent.

• LLM in Environmental Law
  
• LLM in Intellectual Property Law
  
• LLM in International Legal Studies
  
• LLM in Taxation
  
• LLM in United States Legal Studies
  
• SJD in International Legal Studies