The following courses are required: Law 421 or 521; 423 or 523; 427 or 527; 431 or 531; 132 or 232; 433 or 533; 434 or 534; one of the following: 251K, 351K, 270M, 370M, 181C, 281C, 381C, or 481C; 285 or 385; 397S; and such other courses as the dean and faculty of the School of Law may specify. In addition to the required first-year courses, each first-year student must take one elective. Elective courses that are open to first-year students are identified in the course schedule published each semester by the School of Law. To avoid scholastic difficulty, the student should complete all required work except the seminar before the final semester.
To graduate from the School of Law, a student must take and pass during the second or third year at least one three-semester-hour writing seminar (Law 297S, 397S). Writing seminars are small classes that emphasize writing and group discussion. Each writing seminar involves written work by the student that embodies the results of research. Students may take additional writing seminars if space is available.