issions ▁process ▁include , ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to , ▁work ▁experience , ▁personal ▁accomplish ments , ▁and ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁applic ant ' s ▁personal ▁background . ▁ ▁R ut gers ' ▁unique ▁adm issions ▁process ▁is ▁particularly ▁significant ▁when ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁other ▁law ▁schools ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁the ▁under grad uate ▁G PA ▁and ▁L S AT ▁scores ▁of ▁their ▁incoming ▁classes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁standing ▁in ▁popular ▁law ▁school ▁ranking ▁publications . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁The ▁J . D . ▁program ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁requires ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 4 ▁cred its ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁The ▁ 1 L ▁curr icul um ▁requires ▁traditional ▁courses ▁in ▁T ort s , ▁Cont ract s , ▁Property , ▁C riminal ▁Law , ▁Civil ▁Pro cedure , ▁Constitution al ▁Law , ▁and ▁Leg al ▁Analysis , ▁Writing ▁and ▁Research ▁Sk ills . ▁ ▁All ▁required ▁courses ▁are ▁grad ed ▁on ▁a ▁standard ▁ 2 . 9 5 ▁- ▁ 3 . 1 ▁G PA ▁curve . ▁ 1 L s ▁are ▁grouped ▁in ▁small ▁sections ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 ▁people , ▁who ▁take ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁required ▁classes ▁together . ▁Though ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁sections ▁are ▁generally ▁combined ▁for ▁required ▁courses , ▁each ▁student ▁has ▁a ▁' small ▁section ' ▁class ▁where ▁their ▁section ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁or ▁fewer ▁people ▁is ▁taught ▁a ▁required ▁subject ▁by ▁a ▁ten ured ▁fac ulty ▁member . ▁Stud ents ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁attend ▁classes