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Juris Doctor (J.D.) Degree
130.0 quarter credits.
Curriculum
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| LAW 511 | Introduction to Law and Legal Methods | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 601 | Legal Methods I: Research and Writing | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 602 | Legal Methods II: Introduction to Persuasion | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 603 | Legal Methods III: Introduction to Oral Argument | 1.0 | ||
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| LAW 604 | Torts I | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 605 | Torts II | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 606 | Contracts I | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 607 | Contracts II | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 608 | Civil Procedure I | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 609 | Civil Procedure II | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 610 | Property I | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 611 | Property II | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 612 | Criminal Law | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 614 | Constitutional Law I | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 616 | Introduction to Interviewing, Negotiations, and Counseling | 2.0 | ||
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| Required Courses (Second and Third Year) | ||||
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| LAW 622 | Professional Responsibility | 3.0 | ||
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Upper-Level Legal Writing Course Requirements* |
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| All students are required to take at least two upper level legal writing courses. At least one of these classes must be a traditional seminar in which students write a substantial scholarly paper. Students select a minimum of one course, and up to two courses, from the following: | ||||
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| LAW 901 | Seminar: Regulating Medical Errors | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 902 | Seminar: Conflict in the Doctor/Patient Relationship | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 950 - LAW 954 | Special Topics Seminar* | 2.0 - 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 800 | Independent Study* | 2.0 - 3.0 | ||
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| With College approval, a Law Review note may be considered completion of a substantial scholarly paper, and may be used to fulfill a writing requirement. | ||||
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Students may satisfy the second writing requirement with another seminar or scholarly paper, or by taking another upper level legal writing class that would focus on more professional writing projects, such as the following: |
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| LAW 646 | Employment Discrimination: A Drafting Approach | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 805 | Drafting Legal Documents | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 806 | Litigation Drafting | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 807 | Appellate Advocacy | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 910 | Seminar: Supreme Court | 2.0 | ||
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Skills Course Requirement (minimum 3.0 credits) * |
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Students select a minimum of one skills course from the following: |
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| LAW 770 | Practicum in Entrepreneurial Business Lawyering I | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 771 | Practicum in Entrepreneurial Business Lawyering II | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 801 | Advanced Legal Research | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 805 | Drafting Legal Documents | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 806 | Litigation Drafting | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 807 | Appellate Advocacy | 3.0 | ||
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Statutory Course Requirement (minimum 3.0 credits) * |
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Students select a minimum of one statutory course from the following: |
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| LAW 635 | Sales | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 636 | Payment Systems | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 637 | Secured Transactions | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 645 | Employment Discrimination | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 646 | Employment Discrimination: A Drafting Approach | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 650 | Federal Income Tax | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 651 | Enterprise Tax | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 655 | Environmental Law | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 660 | Administrative Law | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 675 | Bankruptcy | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 680 | Education Law | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 730 | Copyright | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 731 | Trademarks and Unfair Competition | 3.0 | ||
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| *NOTE: With approval from the College, designated Special Topics courses and Independent Studies courses may be used to fulfill any of these requirements. | ||||
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Additional Upper-Level Electives: |
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| LAW 617 | Constitutional Law II | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 618 | First Amendment | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 620 | Lawyering Practice Seminar | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 621 | Co-Op | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 625 | Criminal Procedure: Investigations | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 626 | Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 630 | Evidence | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 640 | Trusts and Estates | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 665 | Public International Law | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 670 | Family Law | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 700 | Health Law I: Regulating Quality and Autonomy | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 701 | Health Law II: Regulating Cost and Access | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 702 | Health Care Finance | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 703 | Bioethics | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 650 | Federal Income Tax | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 651 | Enterprise Tax | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 730 | Copyright | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 731 | Trademarks and Unfair Competition | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 732 | Patents | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 735 | Patent Prosecution | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 736 | Patent Litigation | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 737 | Advanced Patents | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 740 | Entertainment Law | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 760 | Business Organizations | 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 765 | Law and Finance of Transactional Lawyering | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 766 | Private Equity and Venture Capital Law | 4.0 | ||
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| LAW 770 | Practicum in Entrepreneurial Business Lawyering I | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 771 | Practicum in Entrepreneurial Business Lawyering II | 3.0 | ||
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| LAW 795 - LAW 799 | Special Topics in Law | 1.0 - 5.0 | ||
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| LAW 800 | Independent Study | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 990 | Law Review Staff | 2.0 | ||
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| LAW 995 | Moot Court Board | 2.0 | ||
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Modified: May 12, 2008 |
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