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Required Courses
For the JD degree, students must earn at least 86 units of course credit, including
41 units in required courses. In the full-time program, required courses are
concentrated in the first year, while in the part-time program they are concentrated
in the first and second years.
The courses required for the JD degree are:
| Full-Time Program |
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| First Year |
Fall units |
Spring units |
| Civil Procedure |
3 |
2 |
| Contracts |
2 |
3 |
| Criminal Law |
3 |
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| Criminal Procedure |
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3 |
| Legal Research & Writing |
3 |
2 |
| Moot Court |
|
1 |
| Property |
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4 |
| Torts |
4 |
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| Total units (1st year) |
15 |
15 |
| Second Year |
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| Constitutional Law |
4 |
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| Part-Time Program |
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| First Year |
Fall units |
Spring units |
| Civil Procedure |
3 |
2 |
| Contracts |
2 |
3 |
| Legal Research & Writing |
3 |
2 |
| Moot Court |
|
1 |
| Torts |
2 |
2 |
| Total units (1st year) |
10 |
10 |
| Second Year |
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| Constitutional Law (or Property) |
4 |
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| Criminal Law |
3 |
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| Criminal Procedure |
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3 |
| Property (or Constitutional Law) |
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4 |
In addition, all students are required to take Evidence (4 units) and
Legal Ethics (3 units) and must complete an Upper Level Legal Research and Writing
Project in conjunction with an approved course or academic program. Subject
to availability, these requirements may be fulfilled after the first year as
determined by individual preferences.
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