The curriculum breakdowns listed below by academic year (E.G. 2020-2021, 2021-2022) show the required courses that a student of a particular year in law school (1L, 2L, 3L or 4L) would take each semester during the given academic year. The courses for full-time students, part-time evening students and students seeking the Criminal Justice Certificate are shown in separate breakdowns for each academic year.
For complete details on all graduation requirements, please consult an updated version of the Dean’s Office Regulations in the Student Handbook.
Have questions about the curriculum? Contact the Vice Dean. If you have questions specifically about the Criminal Justice Certificate, please contact Professor Jonathan Rapping.
First year, Spring Semester: Students will take one of courses offered as “1L electives” as their fifth course in the
spring. Registration will generally be determined by student preference, but size limits on the enrollment for those
courses may mean some students do not receive their first preference. Additionally, students who are still struggling
to adapt to the requirements of law school (as measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal
Methods 1L elective.
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 16 Credits | 15 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 12-16 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 11-15 Credits | 14-18 Credits |
First Year, Spring Semester: Students who are still struggling to adapt to the requirements of law school (as
measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal Methods course, instead of Contracts II which they
will take during the following fall semester.
| FIRST YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| 10 Credits | 9 Credits | 3 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| 11-12 Credits | 10 Credits | 3-6 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| 8-11 Credits | 8 Credits | 3-6 Credits |
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| FOURTH YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | |
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| 7-11 Credits | 7-11 Credits | |
First year, Spring Semester: Students will take one of courses offered as “1L electives” as their fifth course in the
spring. Registration will generally be determined by student preference, but size limits on the enrollment for those
courses may mean some students do not receive their first preference. Additionally, students who are still struggling
to adapt to the requirements of law school (as measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal
Methods 1L elective.
Second year, Spring Semester: Students interested in the Certificate should inform Professor Rapping of their
interest prior to the start of the semester. Students expressing interest may then be able to take their section of
Criminal Procedure from Professor Rapping. Which professor a student takes Criminal Procedure from is not a
Certificate requirement, but topics discussed in Professor Rapping’s section may overlap with discussions in later
Certificate courses.
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| or |
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| 16 Credits | 15 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 12-16 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 13 Credits | 14-17 Credits |
First year, Spring Semester: Students will take one of courses offered as “1L electives” as their fifth course in the
spring. Registration will generally be determined by student preference, but size limits on the enrollment for those
courses may mean some students do not receive their first preference. Additionally, students who are still struggling
to adapt to the requirements of law school (as measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal
Methods 1L elective.
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| or |
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| 16 Credits | 15 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| or | |
| 15 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 12-18 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
First Year, Spring Semester: Students who are still struggling to adapt to the requirements of law school (as
measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal Methods course, instead of Contracts II which they
will take during the following fall semester.
| FIRST YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
| or | |
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| 10 Credits | 9 Credits | 3-6 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| 9-10 Credits | 8-9 Credits | 5-6 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| 11 Credits | 9-11 Credits | 5-6 Credits |
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| FOURTH YEAR | | |
| Fall | Spring | |
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| 9-11 Credits | 8-11 Credits | |
First year, Spring Semester: Students will take one of courses offered as “1L electives” as their fifth course in the
spring. Registration will generally be determined by student preference, but size limits on the enrollment for those
courses may mean some students do not receive their first preference. Additionally, students who are still struggling
to adapt to the requirements of law school (as measured by first semester GPA) will be registered into the Legal
Methods 1L elective.
Second year, Spring Semester: Students interested in the Certificate should inform Professor Rapping of their
interest prior to the start of the semester. Students expressing interest may then be able to take their section of
Criminal Procedure from Professor Rapping. Which professor a student takes Criminal Procedure from is not a
Certificate requirement, but topics discussed in Professor Rapping’s section may overlap with discussions in later
Certificate courses.
| FIRST YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| or |
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| 16 Credits | 15 Credits |
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| SECOND YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 15 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
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| THIRD YEAR | |
| Fall | Spring |
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| 16 Credits | 12-16 Credits |
