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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
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Bar and Certificate Tracks - Master of Laws (LLM) - Online
USC Gould School of Law
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You may choose to keep your Online LLM degree general by taking courses from among our entire list of offerings, or you may concentrate your studies by completing coursework to sit for the California Bar exam. You may also select coursework to earn a graduate certificate in Business Law, Compliance, Entertainment Law and Industry, Financial Compliance, Health Care Compliance, Human Resources Law and Compliance, Privacy Law and Cybersecurity, or Social Work Administration concurrently with your Online LLM.
View the Online LLM curriculum a list of courses, including descriptions.
California Bar Track
If you are hoping to sit for the California Bar exam, you are required to complete the following coursework:
LLM Degree and the required California Bar courses:
- Introduction to the U.S. Legal System, 2 units
- Legal Research, 1 unit
- Business Organizations, 4 units
- Constitutional Law, 3 units
- Introduction to Litigation in U.S. Courts, 2 units
- Legal Profession, 2 units
- Topics in American Law, 3 units
- Select 2 additional units in other courses
Note: USC Gould School of Law cannot determine your eligibility to sit for the California Bar exam since each applicant is reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the State Bar. We recommend verifying your eligibility prior to enrolling in our Online LLM.
Certificate Tracks
Each of the certificates requires 12 units of study, which can be completed as part of the Online LLM degree at no additional cost. The specific requirements for earning the LLM and a certificate are outlined below:
LLM Degree and Business Law Certificate
LLM Degree and Compliance Certificate
LLM Degree and Entertainment Law and Industry Certificate
LLM Degree and Financial Compliance Certificate
LLM Degree and Health Care Compliance Certificate
LLM Degree and Human Resources Law and Compliance Certificate
LLM Degree and Privacy Law and Cybersecurity
LLM Degree and Social Work Administration Certificate
6 additional units in other coursework from the Online LLM course offerings.
