Juris Doctor in Law

The Juris Doctor program at The University of Mississippi meets the educational requirements for licensure in the state of Mississippi and other U.S. states, territories or the District of Columbia.

The program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the American Bar Association (ABA). Upon graduation, students are eligible to apply for state bar exams. Individuals must meet state regulations, determined by occupational settings, for the state in which they wish to practice. Compliance with state regulatory requirements is mandatory, and the only avenue towards legal practice. The National Conference of Bar Examiners supplies information relative to individual state regulations. http://www.ncbex.org/

Should a graduate decide to apply for licensure in another state and need an institutional recommendation form completed for that state application, you may email the Law Registrar at lawregistrar@olemiss.edu to assist you with this process.

Some states may have additional requirements for licensure. Below are the links to the websites of the Board of Bar Examiners for each state to further explain what is required to practice law in those states.

*If the program has yet to determine whether the curriculum requirements are met for these states and US Territories, it will be labeled as does not meet until further notice. Please contact your program advisor/director for more information.

Search Disclosures by State

State	Does UM's JD degree meet the educational requirements for a license in this state?	State Licensing Board or Department	Most Recent Determination Review Date
Alabama	Meets	Alabama State Bar	10/1/24
Alaska	Meets	Alaska Bar Association	10/1/24
Arizona	Meets	Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Examinations and Character & Fitness	10/1/24
Arkansas	Meets	Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
California	Meets	State Bar of California	10/1/24
Colorado	Meets	Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Admissions	10/1/24
Connecticut	Meets	Connecticut Bar Examining Committee	10/1/24
Delaware	Meets	Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court	10/1/24
District of Columbia	Meets	DC Court of Appeals - Committee on Admissions	10/1/24
Florida	Meets	Florida Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Georgia	Meets	Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions	10/1/24
Hawaii	Meets	Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii Board of Examiners	10/1/24
Idaho	Meets	Idaho State Bar	10/1/24
Illinois	Meets	Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar	10/1/24
Indiana	Meets	Indiana Judicial Branch - Office of Admissions and Continuing Education	10/1/24
Iowa	Meets	Iowa Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Kansas	Meets	Kansas Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Kentucky	Meets	Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions	10/1/24
Louisiana	Meets	Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions	10/1/24
Maine	Meets	Maine Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Maryland	Meets	Maryland State Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Massachusetts	Meets	Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Michigan	Meets	Michigan Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Minnesota	Meets	Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Mississippi	Meets	Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions	10/1/24
Missouri	Meets	Missouri Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Montana	Meets	State Bar of Montana	10/1/24
Nebraska	Meets	Nebraska State Bar Commission	10/1/24
Nevada	Meets	State Bar of Nevada	10/1/24
New Hampshire	Meets	New Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions	10/1/24
New Jersey	Meets	New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
New Mexico	Meets	New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
New York	Meets	New York State Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
North Carolina	Meets	Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina	10/1/24
North Dakota	Meets	North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Ohio	Meets	Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Bar Admissions	10/1/24
Oklahoma	Meets	Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Oregon	Meets	Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Pennsylvania	Meets	Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Rhode Island	Meets	Rhode Island Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
South Carolina	Meets	South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
South Dakota	Meets	South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Tennessee	Meets	Tennessee Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Texas	Meets	Texas Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Utah	Meets	Utah State Bar	10/1/24
Vermont	Meets	Vermont Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Virginia	Meets	Virginia Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Washington	Meets	Washington State Bar Association	10/1/24
West Virginia	Meets	West Virginia Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Wisconsin	Meets	Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
Wyoming	Meets	Wyoming Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
American Samoa	Meets	American Samoa Bar Association	10/1/24
Federated States of Micronesia	Meets	Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia	10/1/24
Guam	Meets	Guam Board of Law Examiners	10/1/24
Marshall Islands	Meets	Republic of Marshall Islands Ministry of Justice	10/1/24
Northern Mariana Islands	Meets	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court	10/1/24
Palau	Meets	Palau Supreme Court	10/1/24
Puerto Rico	Meets	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners	10/1/24
US Virgin Islands	Meets	Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands	10/1/24

Disclaimer: Although all state licensing educational requirements have been reviewed by the University of Mississippi’s Law School for program adherence to meet their educational requirements. We recommend that each student review the boards as well and be knowledgeable of all requirements. Some boards require additional tests or unique state specifications. These requirements are noted here but they are also privy to change without notice.