Academics
In addition to the J.D., the law school offers the LL.M. and S.J.D. Students may take relevant courses in other programs and apply credit toward the J.D.; a maximum of 9 credits may be applied. The following joint degrees may be earned: J.B./M.B.A. (Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration), J.D./M.A. (Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in English and law and peace studies), and J.D./M.S. (Juris Doctor/Master of Science in engineering). Other joint degrees are available with permission of the law school.
Clinical training is available through Legal Aid, Appellate Advocacy, Criminal Practice, Public Interest Practice, and Trial Advocacy programs. Special seminars are offered in a variety of areas. Internships are available through the Public Defender and Prosecutor’s offices. The Law School as well as other academic departments offer an array of programs. A study-abroad program allows students to take their second year or a summer session at the Law School’s London campus. Tutorial programs are tailored to meet the needs of individual students. Diversity groups are actively involved in the Law School and at the regional and national levels. The most widely taken electives are International Law, Trial Advocacy, and Cyberlaw.
To earn the J.D., candidates must complete 90 total credits, of which 42 are for required courses. They must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required courses. The following first-year courses are required of all students: Civil Procedure I and II, Constitutional Law, Contracts I and II, Criminal Law, Ethics I, Legal Research I and II-Moot Court, Legal Writing, Property, and Torts I and II. Required upper-level courses consist of Business Associations, Ethics II, Federal Income Taxation, and Jurisprudence. The required orientation program for first-year students is 2 days in length.
In order to graduate, candidates must have a GPA of 2.0 and have completed the upper-division writing requirement.