AA SOL Programs

Juris Doctor (JD) Program

The Juris Doctor program is a graduate-level degree. It is a four-year degree course that can be taken face-to-face or online.

Curriculum

We are currently offering a non-thesis track with a total of 137 units, which is the minimum requirement to finish the program.

I. First Year Courses

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 111	Philosophy of Law	2
JD 112	Constitutional Law I	4
JD 113	Criminal Law I	3
JD 114	Obligations and Contracts	5
JD 115	Basic Legal and Judicial Ethics	3
JD 116	Statutory Construction	2
		19

Offered in the First Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 121	Criminal Procedure	3
JD 122	Constitutional Law II	3
JD 123	Criminal Law II	4
JD 124	Legal Research and Writing	2
		12

Offered in the Second Semester

II. Second Year Courses

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 211	Public International Law	3
JD 212	Persons and Family Law	3
JD 213	Civil Procedure I	3
JD 214	Agency, Trust and Partnership Law	2
JD 215	Corporation and Basic Securities Law	3
JD 216	Labor Law and Social Legislation	4
JD 217	CLEP I	1
		19

Offered in the First Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 221	Civil Procedure II	3
JD 222	Basic Succession Law	2
JD 223	Property and Land Law	4
JD 224	Commercial Laws I	3
JD 225	Basic Taxation Law	3
JD 226	Administrative Law and Law on Public Officers	2
JD 227	Environmental and Natural Resources	2
JD 228	CLEP II	1
		20

Offered in the Second Semester

III. Third Year Courses

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 311	Evidence	3
JD 312	Torts and Damages	2
JD 313	Private and International Law (Conflicts)	2
JD 314	Special Rules and Proceedings	3
JD 315	Commercial Laws II	4
JD 316	Legal Forms	2
JD 317	Laws on Local Government	2
		18

Offered in the First Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 321	Election Laws	1
JD 322	Medical Jurisprudence	1
JD 323	Gender Sensitivity and Laws on Women and Children’s Rights	2
JD 324	Electives	8
JD 328	Advanced Taxation (Mandatory Elective Course)	2
		14

Offered in the Second Semester

Electives:

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 325	Admiralty	2
JD 326	Advanced Constitutional Law	2
JD 327	Advanced Legal Writing	2
JD 328	Advanced Taxation	2
JD 329	Appellate Practice and Brief Making	2
JD 330	Arbitration Seminar	2
JD 331	Banking Laws	2
JD 332	Collective Bargaining	2
JD 333	Computers for Lawyers	2
JD 324	Contract Drafting	2
JD 325	Consumer Protection	2
JD 326	Copyright and Intellectual Property	2
JD 337	Corporate Practice	2
JD 338	Criminal Justice System	2
JD 339	Customs and Tariff Laws	2
JD 340	Forensics	2
JD 341	Provisional Remedies	2
JD 342	International Business Laws	2

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 343	Investment Laws of the Philippines	2
JD 344	Jurisdiction	2
JD 345	Law on Public Corporation	2
JD 346	Legal Accounting	2
JD 347	Practicum I	2
JD 348	Practicum II	2
JD 349	Practicum III	2
JD 350	Practicum IV	2
JD 351	Practicum V	2
JD 352	Practicum VI	2
JD 353	Real Estate Transactions	2
JD 354	Securities Act and Securities and Exchange Commission	2
JD 355	Special Penal Laws	2
JD 356	Trial Technique	2
JD 357	Transportation	2
JD 358	Insurance	2
JD 359	Special Commercial Laws	2

IV. Fourth Year Courses

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 411	Civil Law Review and Integration	6
JD 412	Political and International Review and Integration	5
JD 413	Criminal Law Integration and Review	3
JD 414	Labor Law Integration and Review	3
JD 415	CLEP III	1
		18

Offered in the First Semester

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
JD 421	Remedial Law Review and Integration	6
JD 422	Commercial Law Review and Integration	5
JD 423	Taxation Law Review and Integration	3
JD 424	Legal and Judicial Ethics and Practical Exercises Review and Integration	2
JD 425	CLEP IV	1
		17

Offered in the Second Semester

FAQs for the Juris Doctor Admission

A. Qualifying Examination:

An applicant should pass the qualifying examination. The applicant must submit a duly accomplished Application Form and a payment of the qualifying exam fee, which will be available during the admission process. The qualifying examination will be conducted online through Google Forms and proctored via Zoom.

The schedule of the qualifying examination will be announced on our Facebook Page.

B. Enrollment Period:

Upon passing the qualifying exam, you must submit the following documents:

Certificate of Graduation
Certificate of Good Moral Character
PSA Birth Certificate
Four (4) 2×2 pictures with a white background and a name tag
Certified True Copy or Original Transcript of Records
Transfer Credentials if SLU is not the last University attended; and
Notarized Certificate of Employment (for those working)

Applicants who do not reside in the BLISTT area must provide authorization for us to process their enrollment. Please note that during the enrollment period, you only have to submit your documents to the University Registrar’s Office (URO). We will enlist you, and you can pay online.

If unable to secure the required documents, you can still proceed with enrollment, subject to the execution of a Promissory Note, and you will submit the documents one (1) month from the date of your enrollment.

C. For Transferees:

Applicants who want to transfer must also pass the qualifying examination, and are required to submit a copy of his/her complete grades from their current Higher Education Institution (HEI).

The Admissions and Examinations Board (AEB) of SLU School of Law evaluates and deliberates as to whether the applicantwill be admitted, guided by the following:

All transfer students must complete at least two (2) academic years of residency in Saint Louis University to qualify for graduation therein. Transferees who, before the time of their transfer to SLU, have partially or fully completed third- or fourth-year subjects at another HEI shall be admitted only to the regular 3rd-year program of the SLU School of Law.
If the transferee has failed at least 60% of the total courses completed in another HEI, he/she shall be automatically denied admission. The Admissions and Examinations Board shall have no authority to decide otherwise. If the transferee has failed 40% to 59.99% of the total courses completed in another HEI, he/she shall repeat his/her current year level under the SLU Curriculum. If the transferee has completed fewer than 40% of the total courses at another HEI, he/she shall be subject to the two-year residency rule, and the Board will deliberate on his/her admission.
All transfer students may be admitted with the condition that they do not have any failing or dropped marks in any subject within the first two (2) semesters they are enrolled in the School. Failure to comply with the condition will result in their non-readmission.

D. For OFWs or those currently living overseas who would like to enrol in our JD Program. You are eligible to enrol in our online program up until your third year; a face-to-face modality is required during the fourth year. If you finished your undergraduate degree from a university outside the Philippines, as long as you are a Filipino citizen, you can take up Law here, and you can take the Philippine Bar Examination.

A. Schedule of Classes:

Classes may differ between working and non-working students. For working students, classes begin at 5:30 P.M. and end at 8:30 P.M. from Monday to Friday. There will likewise be Saturday Classes. For non-working students, classes may begin as early as 3:00 P.M. and end earlier than 8:30 P.M. Some blocks may not have Saturday classes.

B. Modality of Learning:

Classes are delivered either face-to-face or online. We offer online classes for the first year up to the third year level. As for the Fourth year, all students, including those in the online class, would be integrated with the face-to-face class because of the requirements of LSP II.

C. Exams and Quizzes

Examinations and quizzes are administered based on your preferred modality.

A. Requirements

An applicant must prepare an original copy of his or her certificate of good moral character, an original copy of the transcript of records (photocopy only for Louisian), four (4) copies of 2×2 ID with white background and nametag, and a notarised certificate of employment for those who are working. There would also be forms that must be completed, which will be available on our provided Google Classroom.

B. Modality

The modality of learning for the refresher course would be face-to-face. Through our Hyflex program, we hope to offer online learning in the future when circumstances warrant.

C. Fees

The tuition fee would be around PHP 33,000.00, which is subject to change.

D. Subjects Offered

We offer all available fourth-year subjects per semester, except CLEP III and IV.

LEB Granted Refresher Course Program Certification

For more questions, concerns, or interest in enrolling in the course, kindly email sol.admission@slu.edu.ph

A. Applicants who are eligible to take the course are:

Currently enrolled SLU SOL students who wish to re-enrol in the subjects they currently passed.
Law students from other Higher Education Institutions (HEI), provided there is permission to cross-enrol from the student’s home HEI.
Law graduates not required to take refresher courses may wish to revise what they previously studied with the rigour and discipline imposed by the School of Law’s Review classes in the fourth year.
Those falling under other analogous cases, but under no circumstance will an auditor be an individual without an undergraduate degree.

B. The requirements for admission are:

a. Non-student (already graduated): Admission document of URO, SOL, and OSA, photocopy of Transcript of Records, and an undertaking to take the courses under the audit program.

b. Non-student (enrolled in another HEI): Admission Document of URO, OSA and SOL, Permission to Cross-Enrol, Undertaking to take Courses under the Audit Program, and Certificate of Good Moral Character

c. Student: Undertaking to take the course.

C. Tuition Fee

The tuition fee would vary per year level and depending on how many units are enrolled in. Kindly email sol.admission@slu.edu.ph for the breakdown of fees.

D. Modality of Learning

The audit program offers both face-to-face and online classes. The schedule of classes is the same for a regular class. Auditors do not have a different block but are incorporated in a block with other students.

Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program

The LLM Program of Saint Louis University is an advanced post-graduate degree program in law. We currently offer a 48-unit non-thesis post-graduate course, delivered purely online.

Curriculum

The Master of Laws Program Curriculum is designed as a generalist advanced study in law, catering to legal scholars who want a diverse array of courses.

I. Basic Course

All LL.M. students are required to complete a total of nine (9) units of basic courses, as follows:

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
LLM 101	Methods of Research and Statistics	3
LLM 110	Recent Trends in International Law	3
LLM 114	Introduction to Canon Law	3

II. Core/Major Courses

All LL.M. students are required to complete a total of fifteen (15) units of major courses for the Thesis Program or thirty (30) units of major courses for the Non-thesis Program. The School of Law shall choose the major courses to be offered depending on the availability of professors, the recent developments/trends in law, and other relevant considerations.

Students can customize their studies to meet their academic or professional needs, depending on their chosen field of learning, area of practice, and the subject offerings. Each course is given three (3) academic credit units. Some of the major courses that may be offered are as follows:

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
LLM 102	Lamentations: Law at the Beginning and End of Life	3
LLM 103	Comparative Civil Law and Contracts	3
LLM 104	Comparative Corporate Governance	3
LLM 105	Advanced Taxation	3
LLM 106	Public International Law and Politics	3
LLM 108	Comtemporary Issues in Constitutional Law	3
LLM 109	Alternative Dispute Resolution, Indigenous Dispute Resolution, and Barangay Justice	3
LLM 112	Legal Analysis of Forensic Evidence	3
LLM 113	Jurisdiction	3
LLM 115	Comparative Law: A Study of Common Law and Civil Law Systems	3
LLM 116	Comparative Study of Shariah Law and the Family Code of the Philippines	3
LLM 117	Human Rights Laws	3
LLM 118	Comparative Legal Systems	3
LLM 119	Foundations of Public and Private Law	3
LLM 120	Environmental Law and Climate Change	3
LLM 121	Natural Resources Law	3
LLM 122	E-Commerce, Electronic Evidence, and Cyber Laws	3
LLM 123	Tenurial Instruments in the Philippines: Social and Constitutional Perspectives	3
LLM 124	Legal and Tax Aspects of Organizations	3
LLM 125	Corporate Law and Corporate Rehabilitation	3
LLM 126	Comparative Study of Southeast Asian Constitutions	3
LLM 127	The Study of Customary Laws	3
LLM 128	Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law	3
LLM 129	Legal Reforms	3
LLM 130	Indigenous Peoples and the Law	3
LLM 131	Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property	3
LLM 132	The Writs of Habeas Corpus, Amparo & Habeas Data: Its History, Concept, Evolution, and Significance	3
LLM 133	Estate Planning	3
LLM 146	Cross-Border Transactions and International Finance	3
LLM 147	Problem Areas in Judicial Review and Appellate Jurisdiction	3
LLM 148	Capstone Research Papers (Mandatory for all non-thesis students, to be enrolled during the last semester in the Program)	3

III. Elective Courses

An LL.M. student is required to complete a total of nine (9) units of elective courses. The elective courses may be taken from courses listed as major subjects, or from the courses below, or from other elective courses that may be offered in the future. Each elective course is given three (3) academic credit units.

Course No.	Descriptive Title	Units
LLM 107	Negotiation	3
LLM 111	DNA Evidence	3
LLM 134	Information Technology and the Law	3
LLM 135	Modern Tools in the Study and Practice of Law	3
LLM 136	The Art of Teaching the Law	3
LLM 137	Law and Psychology	3
LLM 138	Children and the Law	3
LLM 139	Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis for Lawyers	3
LLM 140	Street Law	3
LLM 141	Education Law	3
LLM 142	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems and Criminological Theory	3
LLM 143	Feminist Legal Theory and Jurisprudence	3
LLM 144	Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy	3
LLM 149	Competition Law	3
LLM 150	The Law of the Sea	3

FAQs for the LLM Program Admission

A. Applicants who can enrol in the LLM Program are those who graduated LL.B or a JD degree. Passing the Bar is not a requirement.

B. The enrollment process can be conducted online, but the original paper documents must be submitted in person or by mail to the Office of the Dean, Rm. 414 4th Floor Diego Silang Building, Saint Louis University, Bonifacio Road, Baguio City.

C. The documentary requirements to be submitted are the following:

For JD and LLB graduates of Saint Louis University: For OLD Students (or NEW students, but who last attended SLU for their JD Program)

Readmission Form (Form A from SLU Registrar’s Office)
OSA Student Record Form
OSA Application Form for Admission of Degree Holders
School of Law Application for Admission Form
School of Law Admission Evaluation Form to the Master of Laws Program
Scanned copy of Certificate of Graduation
Scanned copy of Good Moral Character
Scanned copy of Transcript of Records
Scanned copy of Birth Certificate
Scanned copy of Marriage Certificate
Four (4) copies of 2×2 ID picture
Consent Form
Promissory Note
Authorization to Enlist

For former Louisian, you can access the forms at this link.

For JD and LLB graduates of other schools: For Transferees (or new students who finished their JD in another school or are coming from another school and have never enrolled in SLU)

OSA Student Record Form
OSA Application Form for Admission of Degree Holders
School of Law Application for Admission Form
SOL Admission Evaluation Form for the Master of Laws Program
Original Certificate of Good Moral Character
Original Certified True Copy of Transcript og Records (LLB/JD)
Original Transfer Credentials or Honourable Dismissal
Original Live Birth Certificate
Certificate of Marriage
Four (4) 2×2 ID Pictures
Consent Form
Promisory Note

For non-Louisians, you can access the forms at this link.

If these documents are not yet available by the enrollment period, you can still enroll but our University Registrar’s Office will require the execution of a promissory note for the submission of these documents within the first month of classes. For this purpose, you must accomplish the Promissory Note, which may be accessed through this link.

Note: For the Transfer Credentials/Honourable Dismissal, you must provide at least a photo proof or evidence that you have already requested the said document; you can provide a claim stub or any form of request.

D. The tuition fee is Php 65,000.00 per semester if enrolled in maximum units; Php 54,500.00 for 9 units; and Php 44,000.00 for 6 units (minimum allowable units to enroll).

A. The LLM Program of Saint Louis University School of Law will begin in August for the first semester, and in January for the second semester. We can accept the submission of documents as early as July for the August enrollment and December for the January enrollment.

B. For submission of scanned requirements or documents, kindly follow the following procedure:

a. Download the files that are accessible through the links (Former Louisian or Non-Louisian)

b. Save all documents as portable data files (.pdf)

c. Rename all files, including those that were downloaded, using the naming convention <Family Name First Name Document Description>, i.e., DELA CRUZ JUANITA APPLICATION FORM

d. Attach the files in an email with the subject line SUBMISSION DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS to sol.llm@slu.edu.ph

C. We will assess the documents you have submitted, and we will let you know if there are any more concerns. After which, we will forward you the Authorization to Enlist to give us the authority to enlist you in the SLU System.

A. The modality and schedule of classes will be held online and will meet on one Saturday and one Sunday per month. The classes will be from August to December (for the first semester), and the second semester will begin in January of the following year and end in June.

B. The SLU LL.M. program may be finished in two years with a total of 48-units. Students are required to take a minimum of six units and a maximum of twelve units per semester. The subjects are fixed. Even though the program is a non-thesis track, the students are still required to submit a paper and must pass the comprehensive examination.