2022-2023 Registration Guide

PROGRAM OF STUDY

Program of Study: Day Students

The Day Division course of study consists of three academic years of full-time study.

1 st Semester Hours

2 nd Semester Hours

Required Courses

Contracts

0 0 4 4 4 0 3

4 4 0 0 0 4 2

Torts

Property

First Year

Civil Procedure

Criminal Law

Constitutional Law Legal Practice Skills

Total

15

14

Prof. Responsibility Electives/Exp Learning Total

Second Year

12-16

12-16

Electives/Exp Learning Total

Third Year

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 programs/externships 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. All students must complete a minimum of 84 credits in order to receive the Juris Doctor degree.

4. Students must complete the Legal Writing Requirement. (See Rules and Regulations Section II H).

5. Students must complete 6 Experiential Learning credits.

6. Day students who have received conditional admission to the dual degree 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. 7. Students who are enrolled in the Accelerated JD Program are subject to the specific rules and curricular requirements of that program. Non-credit requirements include attending 2 CLE programs, completing 50 hours of practical training, and the Diagnostic exam.

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