{"id":4035,"date":"2020-07-10T17:51:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=107712"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:15:37","slug":"professional-licensure-and-bar-examinations-j-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/jd-program\/professional-licensure-and-bar-examinations-j-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Licensure and Bar Examinations (J.D.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per U.S. Federal Regulations, Georgetown University Law Center (Georgetown Law) provides the following disclosure related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because Georgetown Law is an ABA-accredited law school, the Georgetown Law J.D. degree meets the educational requirements for eligibility to sit for the bar examination (required for professional licensure as an attorney) in the following states and jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This disclosure does not provide any guarantee that any particular state licensure or certification entity will approve or deny your application. 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