必修课程

A total of 91 credit hours are required to graduate. Of these, the first-year core curriculum of 31 credit hours is required as well as 8 to 10 credit hours in the upper 划分如下. The remaining credit hours are comprised of elective law 课程.

Full-Time Day Course Requirements

第一学期

Civil Procedure I (2 credit hours)
合同一(3)
刑法(三)
Introduction to Legal Studies (0.5)
Legal Research and Writing I (3)
侵权法(4)

第二学期

Civil Procedure II (3 credit hours)
宪法I (3)
合同II (2)
Introduction to Legal Studies (0.5)
Legal Research and Writing II (3)
财产(4)

Upper Division 必修课程

Perspectives on Law Course or Seminar*
法律职业 (Professional Ethics) (3)
Experiential Courses (6 credit hours)
研讨会(2)

After completing the first-year requirements, students can select from a variety of offerings to complete the minimum of 91 hours to graduate. The majority of upper division 课程 are elective with the exception of the requirements listed below.

Perspectives on Law Requirement*

The Perspectives on Law requirement may be satisfied by enrolling in any course or 指定研讨会. A perspectives on law course or seminar is one devoted to the study of comparative or international legal systems, insights from other academic disciplines (such as history, literature, economics, philosophy, psychology, anthropology or sociology), or approaches by other critical viewpoints on legal concepts or problems. 的例子 Perspectives on Law offerings include, but are not limited to:

American Legal History (course and seminar)
生命伦理学与法律
Critical Race Theory seminar
死刑研讨会
残疾的法律
国际法
法学

研讨会的要求

Seminars involve a small group of students who engage in extensive research, writing, 和讨论. Seminars of varying topics are offered every semester. 的例子 recent seminars include, but are not limited to:

获得保健服务
美国总统
Corporate Social Responsibility
死刑
教育法 & 政策
创意企业的知识产权
税收政策
商标
白领犯罪

法律职业

法律职业 is a required 3 credit hour course that examines the duties of lawyers to the profession, their clients and the larger community.

Experiential Course Requirement

Courses meeting this requirement are designed to provide students with the experience of applying legal theory and skills to simulated or real client matters. 学生 may satisfy this requirement by representing clients under faculty supervision in the legal clinics or field placements. Client representation 课程 include:

民事辩护诊所
刑事辩护诊所
Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic
Human Rights at 首页 Clinic
现场布置

Many professional skills classes are also available that provide students with the opportunity to practice legal skills in a variety of simulated client situations. These include, but are not limited to:

高级法律研究
专利的解剖
公民实践
客户咨询服务
遗产规划
Fraud, Abuse and Health Care Regulation
法律实务管理
模拟法庭
谈判
体育法律
Transactional Health Care Practice
审判辩护一 & II

*Perspectives on Law 课程 are only required for students who entered law school 2019年及之前.

Part-Time Day Course Requirements

There are two options for the Part-Time Day Program: an 11.5小时计划(列出) 下面)或8.5-hour schedule, which postpones the asterisked 课程 below until semesters three and four respectively.

第一学期

Introduction to Legal Studies (.5)
民事诉讼I (2)
合同一(3)
Legal Research and Writing I (3)
*刑法(3)

第二学期

Introduction to Legal Studies (.5)
民事诉讼II (3)
合同II (2)
Legal Research and Writing II (3)
*宪法I (3)

第三学期

侵权法(4)
选修课(不超过7小时)

第四学期

财产(4)
法律专业(3)
选修课(不超过4小时)

Upper Division 必修课程

Perspectives on Law Course or Seminar*
法律职业 (Professional Ethics) (3)
Experiential Courses (6 credit hours)
研讨会(2)

Part-Time Evening Course Requirements

学生 in the Part-Time Evening Program complete their required first year core curriculum in two years by taking 课程 scheduled in the evening. 兼职学生 both in their first and second year will be in some of the same classes. 课程顺序 will be determined based upon your matriculating year (even numbered or odd numbered 年). The course sequence is as follows: