Full-Time Required Curriculum for Law Students

View the full curriculum in the academic catalog.

View an alphabetized list of all courses and descriptions.

First Year

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Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure I	2
Contracts I	3
RWA I	3
Real Property I	3
Torts	4
Total	15

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure II	3
Contracts II	3
RWA II	3
Real Property II	2
Criminal Law	3
Lawyering Foundations	1
Total	15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Lawyering Skills I	2
Constitutional Law	4
Evidence	3
Criminal Procedure Pre-Trial	3
Electives*	1-3
Total	13-16

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Lawyering Skills II	3
Professional Responsibility	2
Introduction to Bar Preparation Skills	1
Electives*	9-10
Total	13-16

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Electives*	13-16
Total	13-16

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Electives*	13-16
Total	13-16

* Students must also complete the Upper-Level Writing, Policy and Perspectives, Upper-Level Legal Research, and Experiential Learning Requirements before graduation. Full-time students with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or lower after three semesters and part-time students with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or lower after 4 semesters must also complete the Advanced Bar Preparation Skills course and the Writing for the Bar Exam course.