{"id":13642,"date":"2017-07-19T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=4295"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:18:04","slug":"minimum-credit-requirement-jd-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/registrar\/course-registration\/minimum-credit-requirement-jd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Credit Requirement &#8211; JD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Effective since Fall 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A J.D. student may seek a one-time waiver of the per-semester credit minimum from an academic advisor for compelling reasons.\u00a0 See &#8220;Permission to Underload&#8221;\u00a0 (p. 8 of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/registrar\/student-handbook\/\">Georgetown Law Student Handbook<\/a><\/em>).\u00a0 A waiver is required for <strong>full-time students earning fewer than 10 credits<\/strong> and <strong>part-time students earning fewer than 6 credits in a semester<\/strong>.\u00a0 A student who does not receive approval for a waiver will have their graduation date extended by one semester.<\/p>\n<h2>Per-Semester Credit Minimum Waiver Form<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Per-Semester Credit Minimum Waiver Form<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/georgetown.box.com\/s\/6wnzyywxxr82hs50j8l5s3g7ulny1ib8\">PDF<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Setting up an appointment with an advisor:<\/strong> Call the Office of J.D. Academic Services at 202-662-9041 or the Office of the Dean of Students at 202-662-4066, or email the Experiential Education advisors at <a href=\"mailto:lawexp@georgetown.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">lawexp@georgetown.edu <\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>to make an appointment with an academic advisor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Aid:<\/strong> J.D. Students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits in the Fall or Spring to remain eligible for financial aid.\u00a0 Students borrowing federal loans should review the financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy and\/or talk with a financial aid advisor to discuss any questions related to the specific application of the policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Health Insurance:<\/strong> Students registered for fewer than 8 credits in a Fall semester may not be eligible for Student Health Insurance.\u00a0 Students should review the information found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/studenthealth.georgetown.edu\/insurance\">Student Health Insurance website<\/a> and email <a href=\"mailto:shi@georgetown.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cx_external_link\"><span class=\"cx_external_hyperlink\">shi@georgetown.edu <\/span><span class=\"visually_hide\">(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><span class=\"cx_external_icon\"><\/span><\/a>with any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Students:<\/strong> Students on F-1 student visas, who must complete their degree in three years, should consult with the Visa Coordinator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Effective since Fall 2016) A J.D. student may seek a one-time waiver of the per-semester credit minimum from an academic advisor for compelling reasons.\u00a0 See &#8220;Permission to Underload&#8221;\u00a0 (p. 8 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":13576,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-13642","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13642\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}