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All
candidates for the degree of Juris Doctor must complete
90 hours of course work, including 42 required credit
hours. All first-year students take a prescribed curriculum
of a total of 30 credit hours. During a student's second
and third years at the law school, of the remaining
60 credit hours required for graduation, 12 credit hours
are required courses. As a rule, the faculty recommends
that students take most of the required upper-level
courses in the second year to permit maximum flexibility
in third-year scheduling.
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First
Year
The curriculum in the first year is required and demanding,
and consists of 15 credit hours each semester. Course
and semester hour are
as follows:
Fall
Semester |
Spring
Semester |
Legal Writing
Criminal Law
Contracts or Torts
Civil Procedure
Legal Research
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2
4
4
4
1
15
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Legal Writing
Constitutional Law
Property
Torts or Contracts
Ethics |
2
4
4
4
1
15
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Second and Third Years
The following courses, totaling 12 credit hours, must
be completed during a student's tenure as an upper-level
law student as a requirement for graduation:
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Business
Associations - (4)
Federal Taxation - (4)
Jurisprudence - (3)
Ethics II - (1)
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