During your time at the School of Law, you will have the opportunity to take a rich range of classes in both the day and evening divisions.
You will earn 87 credits before graduating taking an array of both required and elective courses. As a day student, your first year is structured. As an evening student your first two years are structured. As an evening student, you can expect your first year evening classes generally to be scheduled between 5:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and your second year evening classes generally to be scheduled between 5:45 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Take a look at the curriculum plans to see what you can expect as a full-time day, part-time day, or evening student.
First Year Full Time Day
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Courses (16 credits) | ||
| LAW 610 or LAW 608 |
Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Torts or Torts |
7 4 |
| LAW 602 | Contracts I | 3 |
| LAW 612 or LAW 600 |
Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Civil Procedure I or Civil Procedure I |
6 3 |
| LAW 614 or LAW 604 |
Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Criminal Law or Criminal Law |
6 3 |
| Spring Courses (16 credits) | ||
| LAW 613 | Introduction to Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 603 | Contracts II | 3 |
| Law in Context Course | 3 | |
| LAW 607 | Property | 4 |
| LAW 650 | Constitutional Law I | 4 |
The Introduction to Lawyering Skills course will combine instruction on legal writing with a substantive course such as Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law or Civil Procedure I. The purpose of the ILS course is to teach legal writing skills within the context of a required first-year course. All students, regardless of the ILS course in which they are enrolled, will receive a similar legal writing experience.
First Year Part Time Day
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Courses (9-12 credits) | ||
| LAW 612 or LAW 600 |
Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Civil Procedure I or Civil Procedure I |
6 3 |
| LAW 602 | Contracts I | 3 |
| LAW 604 or LAW 614 |
Criminal Law (optional) or Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Criminal Law |
3 6 |
| Spring Courses (12 credits) | ||
| LAW 613 | Introduction to Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 603 | Contracts II | 3 |
| Law in Context Course | 3 | |
| LAW 650 | Constitutional Law I | 4 |
As a part-time day student, you may take Criminal Law in the summer after the first year if it is offered and if there is space available. If these are not taken over the summer, you may take those courses in the fall. You must take Torts in the Fall of your second year, and Property in the spring of your second year.
First Year Evening
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Courses (9 credits) | ||
| LAW 612 | Introduction to Lawyering Skills/Civil Procedure I | 6 |
| LAW 602 | Contracts I | 3 |
| Spring Courses (9 credits) | ||
| LAW 613 | Introduction to Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 603 | Contracts II | 3 |
| LAW 608 | Torts | 4 |
Second Year Evening
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Courses (10 credits) | ||
| LAW 650 | Constitutional Law I | 4 |
| LAW 604 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| Law in Context course | 3 | |
| Spring Courses (12 credits) | ||
| LAW 655 | Constitutional Law II | 2 |
| LAW 601 | Civil Procedure II | 3 |
| LAW 607 | Property | 4 |
| Elective | 3 | |
* Although there are variations in the schedule from semester to semester, the first year evening program schedules classes between 5:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and the second year evening program schedules classes between 5:45 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Monday through Thursday.