Required CoursesFirst Year Required CoursesAll students must complete the following required courses during the first year:Full-Time Progress
Part-time ProgressStudents enrolled on a part-time basis must take three of the required courses, including Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes, in their first year. The remaining courses must be completed in their second year of study.* Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes I and II: These two first-year courses introduce students to legal reasoning; analytical and critical thinking; case research and analysis; legal writing, including office memoranda, briefs and letters to and on behalf of clients; advocacy; and all forms of legal research. They offer education in many of the fundamental skills and processes of legal practice through a combination of lecture classes and small group sessions. They are required of all first-year law students in order to supply a strong foundation of thinking, research and writing skills upon which all later, advanced courses will depend. In the second semester, some students will be assigned to, and others will have the option to elect, analytical sections of Introduction to Law (Intro Plus) to obtain more intensive instruction and practice in legal analysis and problem-solving.
Other Required CoursesStudents must complete the following courses as a condition of graduation:
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