Law, JD—Part-Time Program (Primarily Online)

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First-Year Course Requirements

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Students will take the following courses during their first four semesters:

• LAW 6100 — Civil Procedure
• LAW 6101 — Constitutional Law
• LAW 6102 — Contracts
• LAW 6103 — Criminal Justice
• LAW 6105 — Property
• LAW 6106 — Torts
• LAW 6160 — Legal Skills in Social Context: Foundations of Social Justice Project
• LAW 6165 — Legal Skills in Social Context: Foundations of Legal Research and Writing
• LAW 6161 — Legal Skills in Social Context: Social Justice Project
• LAW 6166 — Legal Skills in Social Context: Legal Research and Writing

Field Placement

From the catalog

Complete one course from each of the following two pairs of courses:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • One of:
    • LAW 7940 — Reflections on Lawyering
    • LAW 7945 — Field Placement Seminar
  • One of:
    • LAW 7941 — Field Placement (350 hours)
    • LAW 7946 — Field Placement (300 hours)

Professional Responsibility

• LAW 7443 — Professional Responsibility

Electives

38 semester hours.

From the catalog

Complete 38 credits of LAW courses not already taken to fulfill another requirement.

At least 2 credits must be completed from the Experiential Education Courses list below.

Experiential Education Courses

• One of:
  • LAW 7624 — Advanced Legal and Interdisciplinary Research
  • LAW 7698 — AI for Lawyers: Uses, Risks, and Regulation
  • LAW 7449 — Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • LAW 7597 — Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic
  • LAW 7610 — Community Business Law Clinic
  • LAW 7410 — Domestic Violence Clinic
  • LAW 7331 — Estate Planning
  • LAW 7704 — Family Violence Immigration Practicum
  • LAW 7673 — Immigrant Justice Practicum
  • LAW 7633 — Intellectual Property Law Clinic
  • LAW 7569 — International and Foreign Legal Research
  • LAW 7635 — Laboratory Seminar in Applied and Critical Legal Design
  • LAW 7525 — Law and Economic Development
  • LAW 7614 — Law Practice Management: Access to Justice
  • LAW 7535 — Legal Interviewing and Counseling
  • LAW 7656 — Legal Research and Writing 2
  • LAW 7516 — Legal Writing Workshop
  • LAW 7350 — Negotiation
  • LAW 7351 — Prisoners' Rights Clinic
  • LAW 7527 — Public Health Advocacy Clinic
  • LAW 7572 — Transactional Drafting Seminar
  • LAW 7647 — Trial Practice
  • LAW 7454 — U.S. Legal Research

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

• More information about degree requirements is provided in the Student Information Handbook.
• The same course cannot be used to satisfy both the rigorous writing and experiential education requirements.
• Transfer students should consult the Student Information Handbook for applicable requirements. All students with questions about the nature of these requirements should consult the Student Information Handbook and the Center for Co-op and Career Development.
• To fulfill the experiential requirement, transfer students who have not completed LAW 6160 and LAW 6161 must take at least 6 credits from the Experiential Education Courses list below.

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