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Program of Study: Day Students
The Day Division course of study consists of three academic years of full-time study.
First Year
Required Courses
1
st
Semester
Hours
2
nd
Semester
Hours
Contracts
2
3
Torts
0
4
Property
2
2
Civil Procedure
4
0
Criminal Law
4
0
Constitutional Law
0
4
Legal Practice Skills
3
2
Total
15
15
Second Year
Experiential
Learning
Prof. Responsibility
Base Menu 4
-
-
Electives 5,6,7
-
-
Total
12-16
12-16
Third Year
Experiential
Learning
Base Menu 4
-
-
Electives 5,6,7
-
-
Total
12-16
12-16
1.
Second- and third-year students may not enroll in fewer than 12 credits nor more than 16
credits in a semester, and may not enroll in fewer than 27 credits nor more than 30 credits
in the academic year.
NOTE: No more than 12 credits from clinical/externship
programs may be counted toward the degree.
2.
Professional Responsibility is a required course. It must be taken by Day Division and
Evening Division students any time after the first year.
3.
Students are required to take at least three out of five Base Menu Courses.
4.
Including required courses and the Base Menu requirement, students must complete a
minimum of 84 credits in order to receive the Juris Doctor degree.
5.
Students must complete the
Legal Writing Requirement .6.
Students entering prior to Fall 2015 must satisfy the
Skills Menu Requirement .7.
Students entering Fall 2015 and later must complete 6 credits of experiential courses
(Clinics, Externships, Simulation courses)
8.
Day students who have received conditional admission to the J.D./Tax LL.M. program
may defer taking Constitutional Law until the second semester of their second year in
order to take Basic Federal Income Tax in the second semester of the first year.