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Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) in both its full-time and part-time programs offers a course of study leading to a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. The program requires the completion of 87 credit hours for graduation.

FCSL is dedicated to facilitating our students' legal education and pursuit of meaningful careers in traditional or innovative settings. Toward those ends, FCSL offers a quality legal education calibrated to the needs of its students, the community and the profession. FCSL has a program that is responsive to concerns about the state of legal education, attentive to technology, premised upon humanistic values, appreciative of multiculturalism, and grounded in real-world experience. It also is dedicated to instilling an appreciation for the ethical demands of the legal profession; factoring the impact of globalization and technology; and serving the community.

Central to the achievement of the institution's purpose is a curriculum relevant to the existing and evolving needs of the community served by the legal profession. FCSL is committed to providing a thorough grounding in doctrine and essential skills such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, trial advocacy, and methods of dispute resolution. It also fosters an appreciation for the law's context and history and stresses professional responsibility. Meeting the needs of the profession and society, by training attorneys who are well-schooled in essential skills and cognizant of a rapidly changing social and economic order, is a hallmark of legal education at FCSL. A legal education increasingly has become recognized as crucial training for effective performance in a complex business world and other fields and a means for advancement therein. FCSL welcomes qualified students, whether they intend to practice law or not, and believes the educational process benefits from diversity in background and objectives.

Florida Coastal School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association.