Part-Time Required Curriculum for Law Students

View the part-time curriculum in the academic catalog.

First Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Contracts I	3
Torts	4
RWA I	3
Total	10

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Contracts II	3
Criminal Law	3
RWA II	3
Lawyering Foundations	1
Total	10

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure I	2
Real Property I	3
Constitutional Law	4
Electives*	1-3
Total	10-12

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure II	3
Real Property II	2
Criminal Procedure Pre-Trial	3
Electives*	1-4
Total	9-12

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Lawyering Skills I	2
Evidence	3
Introduction to Bar Preparation Skills	1
Electives*	2-6
Total	8-12

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Lawyering Skills II	3
Professional Responsibility	2
Electives*	3-7
Total	8-12

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Electives*	8-12
Total	8-12

Spring Semester

Course	Credit Hours
Electives	8-12
Total	8-12

* 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.