Sample Curriculum Plan

Full-Time / Day Division Sample Program
  YEAR ONE FALL  
INTRODUCTION TO LAW --
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR I 3
CRIMINAL LAW 3
LAWYERING PROCESS I 3
PROPERTY I 3
TORTS 4
  16
   
YEAR ONE SPRING
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR II 3
CONTRACTS 5
LAWYERING PROCESS II 3
PROPERTY II 2
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I 3
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM 0
  16
   
YEAR TWO FALL
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II*** 3
THIRD SEMESTER LAWYERING PROCESS COURSE** 3
ELECTIVES 9
  15
   
YEAR TWO SPRING
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY* 3
ELECTIVES 12
  15
   
YEAR THREE FALL
ELECTIVES 15
   
YEAR THREE SPRING
ELECTIVES 12
 
Note: First Year Required Courses are prerequisites to all upper-level courses.
* Professional Responsibility must be taken in one of the final two years.
** Third Semester Lawyering Process Course must be taken before the final semester.
*** Constitutional Law II must be taken before the end of the second year.

 

Part-Time / Day Division Sample Program
YEAR ONE FALL
INTRODUCTION TO LAW --
CRIMINAL LAW 3
LAWYERING PROCESS I 3
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR I 3
9
   
YEAR ONE SPRING
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I 3
LAWYERING PROCESS II 3
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR II 3
9
   
YEAR ONE SUMMER
THIRD SEMESTER LAWYERING PROCESS COURSE** 3
ELECTIVES 3
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM 0
6
   
YEAR TWO FALL
TORTS 4
PROPERTY I 3
ELECTIVES 3
10
   
YEAR TWO SPRING
CONTRACTS 5
PROPERTY II 2
ELECTIVES 3
10
   
YEAR TWO SUMMER
ELECTIVES 6
   
YEAR THREE FALL
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II*** 3
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY* 3
ELECTIVES 3
9
   
YEAR THREE SPRING
ELECTIVES 9
   
YEAR THREE SUMMER
ELECTIVES 3
   
YEAR FOUR FALL
ELECTIVES 9
   
YEAR FOUR SPRING
ELECTIVES 9
 
Note: First Year Required Courses are prerequisites to all upper-level courses.
* Professional Responsibility must be taken in one of the final two years.
** Third Semester Lawyering Process Course must be taken before the final semester.
*** Constitutional Law II must be taken before the end of the third year.

 

Part-Time / Evening Division Sample Program
  YEAR ONE FALL  
INTRODUCTION TO LAW --
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR I 3
CONTRACTS I 3
LAWYERING PROCESS 3

 

 9
YEAR ONE SPRING
CIVIL PROCEDURE/ADR II 3
CONTRACTS II 3
LAWYERING PROCESS II 3
  9
YEAR ONE SUMMER
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 3
FAMILY LAW 3
  6
YEAR TWO FALL
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I 3
PROPERTY I 3
TORTS 4
  10
YEAR TWO SPRING
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II 3
PROPERTY II 3
CRIMINAL LAW 3
  9
YEAR TWO SUMMER
LAWYERING PROCESS III 3
EVIDENCE 3
  6
YEAR THREE FALL
A COURSE IN ADVANCED TORTS* 3
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 3
  9
YEAR THREE SPRING
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 3
ENRICHMENT COURSE** 3
COMMERCIAL LAW 3
  9
YEAR THREE SUMMER
WILLS, TRUSTS & ESTATES 3
CONFLICTS 3
  6
YEAR FOUR FALL
SEMINAR 3
SKILLS COURSES*** 6
  9
   
YEAR FOUR SPRING
REMEDIES 3
EXPERIENTIAL COURSE**** 5
  8
* Examples of Advanced Torts classes include, but are not limited to: Products Liability, Defamation & Privacy, Worker's Compensation and Insurance.
** Examples of Enrichment Courses include, but are not limited to: Federal Income Tax, Employment Law, Environmental Law, International Law and Legislation.
*** Skills Courses include for example, but are not limited to: Trial Advocacy, Negotiations, Pre-Trial Litigation, and Mediation.
**** For the experiential course, students will be guaranteed a place in an externship, live-client clinic or other experiential course.