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Required Courses - Classes of 2015 and Later
Students will be granted the Juris Doctor degree upon completion of not less than 89 semester hours of law work, with a cumulative average of 76 or higher. All students must pass all required courses. The required courses are listed below.
| First Year Requirements | |
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| Fall | Spring |
| Introduction to the Study of Law (1 hour) | The Legal Profession (3 hours) |
| Introduction to Legal Research (1 hour) - continues through the Spring | Legal Writing I (3 hours) |
| Contracts I (3 hours) | Contracts II (3 hours) |
| Civil Lawsuits (3 hours) | Jurisdiction and Judgments (3 hours) |
| Torts (4 hours) | Property (4 hours) |
| Criminal Law (3 hours) | |
| Second Year Requirements | |
| Fall | Fall or Spring |
| Introduction to Counseling (1 hour) | Statutory Law and Analysis (2 hours) |
| American Constitutional System (4 hours) | Evidence (3 hours) |
| Legal Writing II (3 hours) | |
| Third Year Requirements | |
| Fall | Spring |
| Introduction to Dispute Resolution (1 hour) | Minimum of 10 "in class" hours |
| Additional Requirements | |
| Course | Timing |
| Law of Lawyering (3 hours) | 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester |
| Choose 1 Advanced Skills Course (2 hours) | 4th, 5th or 6th semester |
| Choose 1 Course That Satisfies the Advanced Writing Requirement | 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester |
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Students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to take at least one course in the Administrative Block (3 hours) and one course in the Perspectives Block (3 hours) prior to graduation.
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Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law - 1021 Georgia Avenue Macon, Georgia 31207
