For over a century the University of Iowa College of Law has educated and trained some of the top lawyers, scholars and leaders in the United States and abroad.  The college currently offers a full-time, six-semester program leading to the Juris Doctor (JD) degree. The program is full-time.

All JD candidates are expected to complete 84 semester hours of required and elective courses. All entering students are expected to take all courses designated as first-year courses and may not register for different courses or fewer semester hours without permission of the dean of students. No student may take more than 15 semester hours per semester or 12 semester hours in the summer session without permission from the dean of students.