Registration Guide 2017-2018

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

2

3

Torts

0

4

Property

2

2

First Year

Civil Procedure

4

0

Criminal Law

4

0

Constitutional Law

0

4

Legal Practice Skills

3

2

Total

15

15

Prof. Responsibility Base Menu 4

Second Year

-

-

Experiential Learning

Electives 5,6,7

-

-

Total

12-16

12-16

Base Menu 4

-

-

Third Year

Electives 5,6,7

-

-

Experiential Learning

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.