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a.
Evidence;
b.
Trusts and Estates;
c.
Corporations or LLC, Partnership & Agency;
d.
Commercial Law Survey, Commercial Paper, Commercial Sales, or Secured
Transactions;
e.
Constitutional Law/Criminal Procedure;
f.
Massachusetts Practice (if the student intends to take the Massachusetts bar
examination; and
g.
Advanced Survey of Core Legal Principles (should be taken in the student’s final
semester).
[Revision to Rule I. A. 5. approved by law faculty on 5/19/16]
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.
Prior to graduation, every student must satisfactorily complete:
a.
six credits of upper-level experiential learning courses (as defined by ABA Standards
303 and 304),
b.
two continuing legal education seminars, and
c.
a minimum of 50 hours of practice-based learning completed through any of the
following ways: (i) First Year Summer Internship Program placement; (ii) 50 hours of
legal work completed through the Pro Bono Program; or (iii) 50 hours of legal work
completed under the supervision of an attorney.
Students completing Sections b and c of this requirement must submit certification of
completion to the Academic Services Office.
Part-time students in the Evening Division are exempt from section c. of the
requirement, but are encouraged to complete it.
[Rule I.A.6.approved by law faculty on 2/13/14 and amended 5/19/16. Rule I.A.6.
applies to students entering the law school in the Fall 2015 semester and later.]
7.
All students are required to take a Diagnostic Exam and Review Lecture covering bar-
related subjects that were taught during their first year of studies (or first two years for
evening students). Students may take the exam after their first or second year in the day
division and after the second or third year in the evening division. The grade on the exam
does not appear on the student’s transcript nor is calculated into the student’s GPA.
However, the completion of the Diagnostic Exam, including the 100 multiple choice
question exam and Review Lecture, is a graduation requirement and is included as part of
a student’s degree audit. The Diagnostic Exam and Review Lecture are offered two
times per year, at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Each scheduled date
will offer both a day and evening sitting.
[Approved by law faculty on 4/17/14]