Required Courses for Class of 2026

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 78 or higher and a total of 64 “in-class” hours. All students must pass all required courses. The required courses are listed below.

Degree Audit Form Class of 2026

First Year Requirements
Fall Spring
Introduction to the Study of Law (1 hour) The Legal Profession (3 hours)
Introduction to Legal Research (1 hour) Legal Writing I (3 hours)
Contracts I (3 hours) Contracts II (3 hours)
Jurisdiction and Judgments (3 hours) Civil Lawsuits (3 hours)
Torts (4 hours) Property (4 hours)
Criminal Law (3 hours)
Legal Process (1 hour)
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 hours
Additional Requirements Timing
Law of Lawyering (3 hours) 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester
Remedies (3 hours) 5th or 6th semester
Bar Course Requirement 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester
Experiential Learning Course List
(Choose 4 credits in addition to Intro to Counseling
and Intro to Dispute Resolution)
3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester
Choose 1 Course That Satisfies the Advanced Writing Requirement 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th semester
Bar Preparation Course: Students who fall below a GPA of 86.0 at the time of registration for the final spring semester must enroll in this course.

Students whose cumulative GPA is below 80.00 must participate in an Enhanced Academic Success Program.

Strong Recommendation
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.