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Degree Requirements

The LLM in Environmental Law Program features a blend of academic study, writing, and practical skills training with a broad range of environmental law courses.

To earn the LLM in Environmental Law degree, students must complete 24 units. Classes are offered during the day as well as during the evening to accommodate working professionals. Students may attend full-time and complete the program in as few as two semesters. Alternatively, students may attend part-time. All students must finish the degree requirements within four years of matriculation.

LLM students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale each semester. The grade scale is:

Scale
Grades	A	A-	B	B-	C	C-	D	F
Points	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.5	1.0	0

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required to complete the program. Students who complete the program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above graduate with honors. All students are required to take the LLM Environmental Law Seminar (3 units), and at least two of the four core courses listed below:

Required Courses	Units
Environmental Law and Policy	3
International Environmental Law Seminar	3
Public Natural Resources and Land Law	3
Toxics Law and Policy	3

LLM students earn the balance of the 24 credits by completing additional courses selected from the LLM in Environmental Law curriculum.

Click here for descriptions of courses in the LLM in Environmental Law curriculum. To complete the LLM program, each student is required to complete a satisfactory thesis/analytical paper as part of the LLM Environmental Law Seminar.