Law: professional practice doctorate records.

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Official classification: Law.

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of law, for taking state and national bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.

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This selection is the source professional practice doctorate category, award level 18. It stays separate from research doctorates and other doctorate awards. Verify the exact qualification, current applicant route and recognition in the intended jurisdiction; the award category does not establish eligibility for professional practice.

Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 22.0101, award level 18. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.

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