Degree Requirements

Credits Satisfactorily Completed* Credits Required to Graduate Classes Required to Graduate in addition to those listed below
All J.D. Candidates
57
Electives (6)

*Average GPA in required classes of 2.25 or above

 

Required Courses for All Graduates (51 Credit Hours):

First Year (12): Legal Skills & Values I (3); Contracts (3); Torts (3); Crimes (1); Constitutional Criminal Law (2)

Second Year (12): Evidence (3); Real Property (3); Civil Procedure (3); Constitutional Law (3)

Third Year (14): Remedies (3); Wills (2); Estate Planning (1); Family Law (1); Ethics (1); Legal Skills & Values II (1); ) Rigorous Writing Exercise (2); Trial Practice (2); Torts II (1)

Fourth Year (13): Business Associations (3); Sales (1); Secured Transactions (1); Advanced Legal Studies (3); Bar Exam Workshop (3); Conflicts (2)

In addition, all students are required to successfully complete six elective courses.