Prior to 2012:
Litigation Law Track Curriculum

See also Litigation Law Concentration.

Prior to 2012 —89 credits required to graduate

The Litigation Law Track is designed to prepare students academically and practically for litigation practice or other careers relating to dispute resolution. This track program is not a clinical program, but is based upon a belief that solid professional competence requires a sound understanding of the theory and institutions underlying dispute resolution. Accordingly, the specialized track courses focus on the processes of dispute resolution and the lawyers' roles from an analytical perspective, as well as on practical advocacy skills. In other words, the track seeks to study both law and what lawyers do.

Approximately 25% of the 89 credits required for graduation must be in required litigation courses. The remaining course work of the track may be chosen from a variety of fields of interest to the student, thereby ensuring students substantial breadth in their professional training.

Chart of Litigation Law Track Course Requirements in PDF form

Litigation Law Track Course Requirements

Required General Law Courses

Required Litigation Law Classes (See Recommended Schedule Below)

Recommended Electives

Though not mandatory, the Track Coordinator recommends that Litigation Track law students take at least two of the recommended procedural electives and at least one of the recommended substantive electives listed below. Courses in italics denote the most important choices in each category.

Procedural Electives

Substantive Electives

Recommended Sample Schedule for the Litigation Law Track

The following schedule is illustrative of the order in which students should take Litigation Law Track courses in order to complete the requirements of the program. The courses listed for each semester in the recommended schedule are guaranteed not to conflict with each other in the semester they are listed. If you deviate from the recommended scheule, however, and take courses at a time other than the recommended time, you may encounter schedule conflicts. 

Some courses might not be offered during the semesters indicated below, so be sure to check with the Records Office for a current schedule of classes.

Scheduling considerations for all students:

• After the first year, students in the full-time division must maintain a credit load of 10-17 hours per semester, and students in the part-time division must maintain a credit load of 8-12 hours per semester. (See Academic Regulation 3-6.5.)
• In order to earn a JD, a student must be in residence for a minimum of six semesters. A student is in residence for a semester when he/she earns at least 10 hours of academic credit in a fall or spring semester. (See Academic Regulation 3-5.)
• All students must complete 89 credit hours to graduate, 77 of which must be "in-class" credit hours and no more than 12 credit hours may be graded "CR". (See Academic Regulation 3-3.1.)

Recommended Schedule for Litigation Law Track in PDF form

Prior to 2012-- 89 credits required to graduate