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    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Law School Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Law School Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Juris Doctor (Trial and Evidence Program - 1st STEP), JD


Students must complete 88 units to graduate. In addition to the requirements listed here, students will complete approximately 23 units of electives. Electives include additional units from the lists below and other classes on a variety of subjects listed in the course schedules each term.

First Semester Courses - 15 units


Second Year Required Courses


Students should take from 12-16 units per semester, including the courses listed below:

Additional Upper Division Required Courses - 5 units


Upper Division Writing Courses - At least 4 units


To satisfy the Upper Division Writing Requirement, all students entering in or after Fall 2019 must complete at least 4 units from a number of upper division courses which have been certified as meeting the requirement.

  • Students must complete at least 2 units of their upper division writing requirement from practice-based courses in the Upper Division Legal Writing Program (UDLWP) listed below.

Courses in the UDLWP are those where students engage in practice-based writing involving independent research and an oral presentation, culminating in work product totaling 20 pages (approximately 5,000 words) for which students are assessed through written feedback from a faculty member and where students engage in a rewrite of a draft implementing feedback from at least one conference with a faculty member.

  • Students may satisfy up to 2 units of their upper division writing requirement through scholarly writing courses listed below.

Upper Division Experiential Courses - At least 6 units


  • All students are required to complete at least 6 units of Upper Division Experiential Coursework. Students graduating in the full-time day program must complete at least 3 of these units through a clinic, externship or field placement (“Non-Simulation Courses”) listed below.
  • Students graduating in the part-time program may complete all 6 units of this requirement with Simulation Courses, but are strongly encouraged to complete at least 3 units through Non-Simulation Courses.

Simulation Courses


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Course information and schedule planners may be found on the Registrar’s Office website and in the Student Handbook available online. All students are encouraged to schedule academic advising appointments by visiting Law Student Support (suite 2333) or calling 415.442.6615.