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Juris Doctor Degree Requirements
In order to receive the J.D. degree, a student must:
- satisfactorily complete 88 semester credits
- six semesters of residence* as a law student
- satisfactorily complete required courses
- be in good academic standing
* student must be registered for 12 or more credits for the semester to count toward residency
Course Requirements By Graduating Class:
Class of 2010:
First Year Requirements (31 total credits): |
| Civil Procedure I and II: |
6 credits (Fall/Spring split) |
| Constitutional Law I and II: |
6 credits (Fall/Spring split) |
| Contracts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
| Criminal Law: |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Statutory Interpretation, Legal Research & Writing: |
4 credits (Fall/Spring split) |
| Property: |
4 credits (Spring) |
| Torts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
Second Year Requirements: |
| Professional Responsibility |
3 credits (Fall OR Spring) |
Second year writing requirement:
(either Journal or Moot Court |
Credits vary (Fall/Spring split) |
Third Year Requirements: |
Third year writing requirement:
(through qualifying seminar, Independent Research paper, journal editorship, or moot court directorship) |
Credits vary |
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Class of 2011:
First Year Requirements* (31 total credits): |
| Civil Procedure I and II: |
6 credits (Fall/Spring split) |
| Constitutional Law I: |
3 credits (Fall) |
| Contracts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
| Criminal Law: |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Elective (Work of the Lawyer, International Law, Corporations, OR Perspectives on the Law) |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Property: |
4 credits (Spring) |
| Statutory Interpretation, Legal Research & Writing: |
4 credits (Fall/Spring split) |
| Torts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
Second Year Requirements: |
| Constitutional Law II |
3 credits (may be completed during 2nd OR 3rd year) |
| Professional Responsibility |
3 credits (Fall OR Spring) |
Second year writing requirement:
(either Journal or Moot Court) |
Credits vary (Fall/Spring split) |
Third Year Requirements: |
| Constitutional Law II |
3 credits (may be completed during 2nd OR 3rd year) |
Third year writing requirement:
(through qualifying seminar, Independent Research paper, journal editorship, or moot court directorship) |
Credits vary |
Class of 2012:
First Year Requirements* (32 total credits):
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| Civil Procedure I: |
4 credits (Fall) |
| Constitutional Law I: |
3 credits (Fall) |
| Contracts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
| Criminal Law: |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Elective (Civil Procedure II, International Law, Corporations, OR Perspectives): |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Property: |
4 credits (Spring) |
| Legal Writing: |
1 credit (Fall) |
| Legal Writing/Statutory Interpretation: |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Practice and Professionalism: |
3 credits (Spring) |
| Torts: |
4 credits (Fall) |
Second Year Requirements:
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| Constitutional Law II |
3 credits (may be completed during 2nd OR 3rd year) |
| Professional Responsibility |
3 credits (Fall OR Spring) |
Second year writing requirement:
(either Journal or Moot Court) |
Credits vary (Fall/Spring split) |
Third Year Requirements:
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| Constitutional Law II |
3 credits (may be completed during 2nd OR 3rd year) |
Third year writing requirement:
(through qualifying seminar, Independent Research paper, journal editorship, or moot court directorship) |
Credits vary |
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In order to receive the LL.M. degree, a student must:
- satisfactorily complete 24 semester credits with a grade point average of 2.0 or better
- satisfactorily complete two semesters of residence* credit
- satisfactorily complete the Introduction to American Law course (2 credits/August)
- satisfactorily complete a Law School course or seminar for which a writing project is the basis of the grade
* LL.M. students must be registered for 9 or more credits in a given semester to count toward residency.
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