Required Courses

First Semester - Fall

• 110. Introduction to Law (0 credits)
• 114. Civil Procedure I (3 credits)
• 118. Legal Research (1 credit)
• 120. Legal Writing (2 credits)
• 124. Torts (4 credits)
• 126. Criminal Law (3 credits)
• 130. Contracts I (3 credits)

Second Semester - Spring

• 111. First-Year Trial Practicum (0 credits)
• 115. Civil Procedure II (3 credits)
• 119. Legal Research, Writing, and Appellate Practice (2 credits)
• 131. Contracts II (3 credits)
• 152. Property (4 credits)
• 160. Constitutional Law I (3 credits)

Third Semester - Fall

• 161. Constitutional Law II (3 credits)

Third or Fourth Semester - Fall or Spring

• 158. Evidence (4 credits)
• 172. Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (3 credits)

Beginning with the class of 2009, each student, prior to graduation, must take at least one of the courses listed below:

Advanced Criminal Defense
Appellate Clinic
Advanced Criminal Defense Trial Clinic
Children's Rights Clinic
Consumer Protection Practice
Contract Drafting
Criminal Law Clinic
Current Problems in Business Law
Elder Law Clinic
Employment Discrimination Litigation
Environmental Practice
Estate Planning
Evidentiary Suppression Motions
General Practice Clinic
Labor Law II
Legal Interviewing and Counseling
Legislative Practice
Mediation
Mediation Clinic
Negotiations
Pretrial Advocacy
Trial Advocacy
Will Drafting

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