该学位课程总共需要36个单元，其中至少包括24个哲学单元。其中十二个必须来自完成专业化和广度要求。前者要求学生选修4个单元的500级哲学课程，主题涉及哲学和法律。后者要求学生修读PHIL 500或PHIL 503，以及另一门4单元，500级的哲学课程，其主题不涉及哲学和法律，包括但不限于形而上学，认识论，语言哲学，科学哲学，伦理学，美学和哲学史。学生还必须表现出对符号逻辑的基本熟练程度，通常是通过以足够高的水平通过哲学学院提供的指定范围的4单元逻辑课程中的一项。该学位的法律要求包括南加州大学古尔德法学院的
A total of 36 units are required for the degree, including at least 24 units in philosophy. Twelve of these must come from completing the specialization and breadth requirements. The former requires students to take a 4unit, 500-level course in philosophy on a topic spanning philosophy and law. The latter requires students to take PHIL 500 or PHIL 503, plus another 4-unit, 500-level course in philosophy on a topic that does not span philosophy and law, including but not limited to topics in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, ethics, aesthetics and history of philosophy. Students must also demonstrate a basic proficiency in symbolic logic, typically by passing, at a sufficiently high level, one of a specified range of 4-unit courses in logic offered by the School of Philosophy.