Law (J.D.)
Required course work includes the College of Law requirements and the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW 8050 | Civil Procedure and Introduction to Law | 4 |
| LAW 8590 | Advanced Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 8070 | Property | 4 |
| LAW 8090 | Torts | 4 |
| LAW 8120 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LAW 8130 | Contracts | 4 |
| LAW 8150 | Legal Writing & Analysis | 2 |
| LAW 8160 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| LAW 8210 | Legal Research | 1 |
| LAW 8250 | Written and Oral Advocacy | 3 |
| LAW 9500 | Evidence | 3 |
| LAW 9620 | Professional Responsibility | 3 |
| LAW 8170 | Academic Skills Lab I | 1 |
| Select 6 credits from the list of experiential learning courses approved by the College of Law Faculty and provided in the Law Student Handbook. | 6 | |
| For students in the fourth quartile, the following courses are also required; optional for all other students with permission. | ||
| Academic Skills Lab II | ||
| Applied Legal Reasoning | ||
| A maximum of 21 distance credits may be applied toward the J.D. No more than 6 credits applied toward the J.D. may come from 5000-level Law courses or graduate-level courses outside the College of Law unless earned pursuant to an approved concurrent degree program. | ||
| To qualify for the J.D., the candidate must have a UI grade-point average of 2.30 or better. The GPA required for good academic standing is 2.30. | ||
| Satisfaction of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement through Law Review, or a Directed Study, or particular designated courses each year | ||
| 50 Hours of uncompensated law related pro bono service | ||
| Completion of the College’s Professionalism in Legal Education Program | ||
| Total Hours | 44 | |
Courses to total 90 credits for this degree.
Students may choose to complete one of the following three emphases. To complete a J.D. with any of the listed emphases a student must complete the above general J.D. requirements and the requirements of one of the emphases.
A. Business Law Emphasis
In addition to the requirements for the J.D., students in the Business Law Emphasis must complete the following requirements:
Students pursuing this emphasis must earn a minimum grade of ‘C+’ in each course taken to satisfy Business Law Emphasis requirements, plus a cumulative 2.80 grade point average over all courses used to satisfy Business Law Emphasis requirements.
Students must complete an in-depth research paper that the student's BLE Advisor agrees is relevant to the track chosen by the student and that satisfies the Upper Division Writing Requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | 10-11 | |
| Property Security | ||
| Business Associations | ||
| Federal Income Taxation | ||
| Select one skills class from the following: | 2-3 | |
| Arbitration Law | ||
| Accounting for Lawyers | ||
| Negotiation and Appropriate Dispute Resolution | ||
| Estate Planning | ||
| Field Placement - Independent Study | ||
| Field Placement-Public Service | ||
| Entrepreneurship Law Clinic | ||
| Select one of the following groups of courses: | 12 | |
| Semester in Practice | ||
| Group A, Transactional Law Track | ||
| Sales | ||
Select 9 credits from the following: | ||
| Advanced Torts | ||
| Agriculture Law | ||
| Introduction to Intellectual Property | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Workplace Law | ||
| Energy Law | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Accounting for Lawyers | ||
| Trademarks and Unfair Competition | ||
| Payment Systems | ||
| Bankruptcy | ||
| Real Estate Transactions | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Group B, Intellectual Property Law Track | ||
| Introduction to Intellectual Property | ||
Select 9 credits from the following: | ||
| First Amendment Seminar | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Energy Law | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Internet Law | ||
| Accounting for Lawyers | ||
| Trademarks and Unfair Competition | ||
| Patent Law and Practice | ||
| Copyrights | ||
| Total Hours | 24-26 | |
Courses to total 90 credits for this degree
B. Native American Law Emphasis
In addition to the requirements for the J.D., students in the Native American Law emphasis must complete the following requirements:
Students pursuing this emphasis must earn a minimum grade of ‘C+’ in each course taken to satisfy Native American Law emphasis requirements, plus a cumulative 2.80 grade point average over all courses used to satisfy Native American Law emphasis requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | ||
| LAW 9490 | Native American Law | 3 |
| LAW 9280 | Tribal Nation Economics & Law | 3 |
| or LAW 9790 | Native American Natural Resource Law | |
| Plus completion of the requirements from one of the following course tracks. Substitution from UI and WSU graduate courses allowed for one course in each track with pre-approval of Native American Law emphasis advisor. | 6 | |
| Economic Development Track | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Intellectual Property | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Workplace Law | ||
| Antitrust | ||
| Business Associations | ||
| Accounting for Lawyers | ||
| Payment Systems | ||
| Property Security | ||
| Bankruptcy | ||
| Business Entities Taxation | ||
| Federal Income Taxation | ||
| Patent Law and Practice | ||
| Estate Planning | ||
| Community Property | ||
| Real Estate Transactions | ||
| Family Law Track | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Family Mediation | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| Wills Estates & Trusts | ||
| Family Law | ||
| Children and the Law | ||
| Elder Law | ||
| Domestic Violence and the Law | ||
| Immigration Law and Policy | ||
| Governance Track | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Federal Courts | ||
| Administrative Law | ||
| Workplace Law | ||
| Civil Mediation | ||
| Public Interntl Law | ||
| Negotiation and Appropriate Dispute Resolution | ||
| Land-Use Law and Planning | ||
| State and Local Government Law | ||
| Critical Legal Studies | ||
| Conflict Of Laws | ||
| Jurisprudence | ||
| Natural Resource Management Track | ||
| Select 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Land-Use Law and Planning | ||
| Intl Environ & Water Law | ||
| Law, Science, & Environment | ||
| Water Law of the American West | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Public Lands and Resources Law | ||
| Self Directed Track | ||
| Six credits in courses pre-approved by the Native American Law Advisor emphasis advisor | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Courses to total 90 credits for this degree
C. Natural Resources and Environmental Law Emphasis
In addition to the requirements for the J.D., students in the Natural Resources and Environmental Law emphasis must complete the following requirements:
Students pursuing this emphasis must earn a minimum grade of 'C+' in each course taken to satisfy Natural Resources and Environmental Law emphasis requirements, plus a cumulative 2.80 grade point average over all courses used to satisfy Natural Resources and Environmental Law emphasis requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| LAW 9070 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAW 9710 | Lawyering Process Seminar | 2 |
| Select 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| NREL Field Course | ||
| Land-Use Law and Planning | ||
| Intl Environ & Water Law | ||
| Law, Science, & Environment | ||
| Water Law of the American West | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Public Lands and Resources Law | ||
| Native American Natural Resource Law | ||
| Interdisciplinary Methods in Water Resources | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Courses to total 90 credits for this degree
- Graduates will understand their professional and ethical obligations to their clients, the courts and the bar, and the public.
- Graduates will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law and legal institutions.
- Graduates will demonstrate the capacity to engage in sophisticated legal reasoning and analysis.
- Graduates will be proficient at communicating complex legal arguments, reasoning, and analysis, both in writing and in oral communication.
- Graduates will recognize that multiple different potential resolutions to a dispute exist, including avoiding disputes before they begin.