Registrar
For What Do I Register?
Listed below are the required courses and the programs into which they fit.
Schedule of all classes or only 1L classes.
FULL-TIME PROGRAM
(To satisfy the requirements for the J.D. degree, a student must complete a minimum of 90 hours)
| 1ST YEAR FULL-TIME - FALL SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Contracts I | 3 credits |
| Property I | 3 credits |
| Torts I | 3 credits |
| Civil Procedure I | 3 credits |
| Research, Writing & Advocacy I | 2 credits |
| Legal Bibliography | 1 credit hour |
| 1ST YEAR FULL-TIME -SPRING SEMESTER | |
|---|---|
| Contracts II | 3 credits |
| Property II | 3 credits |
| Torts II | 3 credits |
| Civil Procedure II | 3 credits |
| Criminal Law | 3 credits |
| Research, Writing & Advocacy II | 1 credit hour |
| 2ND YEAR FULL-TIME* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Constitutional Law I | 3 credits | Litigation | 3 credits |
| Evidence | 4 credits | Professional Responsibility | 2 credits |
| Electives | 8 credits | Electives | 10 credits |
| 3RD YEAR FULL-TIME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Electives | 15 credits | Elective | 14 credits |
*Students are required to take Evidence, Litigation and Professional Responsibility in the same year, but may postpone taking these required courses until a year later than that recommended. All other listed courses must be taken at the earliest opportunity offered.
Students may choose to take courses during the summer term. The purpose of the college's summer offerings is to provide diversity and balance to a student's course of study. Students who take summer courses will be able to reduce their load below that indicated here.
PART-TIME PROGRAM*
| 1ST YEAR PART-TIME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Contracts I | 3 credits | Contracts II | 3 credits |
| Property I | 3 credits | Property II | 3 credits |
| Research, Writing & Advocacy I | 2 credits | Criminal Law | 3 credits |
| Legal Bibliography | 1 credit hour | Research, Writing & Advocacy II | 1 credit hour |
(Summer Term - 4 credits)
| 2ND YEAR PART-TIME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Torts I | 3 credits | Torts II | 3 credits |
| Civil Procedure I | 3 credits | Civil Procedure II | 3 credits |
| Constitutional Law I | 3 credits | Elective | 3 credits |
| 3RD YEAR PART-TIME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Evidence | 4 credits | Litigation | 3 credits |
| Electives | 6 credits | Professional Responsibility | 2 credits |
| Elective | 4 credits | ||
(Summer Term - 4 credits)
| 4TH YEAR PART-TIME | |||
|---|---|---|---|
FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
||
| Electives | 11 credits | Electives | 11 credits |
* Part-time students may accelerate graduation by taking more summer courses, or may delay graduation by taking fewer or no summer courses. There are a variety of ways to reach the 90-hour total required for graduation.
WRITING REQUIREMENT COURSES: Before graduation, each student must complete a course that satisfies the upper level writing requirement. The Schedule of Classes lists some of the courses which may satisfy the requirement. There is no definitive list of courses which meet the writing requirement. If you have questions about whether a course will satisfy the writing requirement, please contact the individual professor.
