All full-time first-year students are required to follow the prescribed first-year curriculum. In the second year additional hours of established course work are required. The balance of the second-year curriculum and all of the third-year curriculum may be selected from elective courses. The election of certain courses is limited to students who have completed prerequisite courses as indicated in the course descriptions.
FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER |
|---|---|
LAW 103 Civil Procedure I (2.5) | LAW 104 Civil Procedure II (2.5) |
LAW 107 Constitutional Law I (2.5) | LAW 108 Constitutional Law II (2.5) |
LAW 111 Contracts I (2.5) | LAW 112 Contracts II (2.5) |
LAW 117 Legal Research and Writing I (2) | LAW 118 Legal Research and Writing II (3) |
LAW 125 Property I (2.5) | LAW 126 Property II (2.5) |
LAW 131 Torts (4) | LAW 115 Criminal Law (3) |
LAW 205 Legal Research and Writing III (2)
LAW 203 Professional Responsibility (3)
LAW 335 Business Associations (4)
LAW 341 Criminal Procedure (3)
LAW 355 Evidence (3)
LAW 457 Trusts and Estates I (4)
LAW 429 Secured Transactions in Personal Property (3)
Law Electives (0-10)
Law Electives (20-34)
During a student's second or third year, a student must satisfy the professional skills requirement. The requirement is fulfilled by successfully completing a course on the list of professional skills courses.
Up to six hours in courses in other divisions of Creighton University or other fully accredited institutions may be taken for elective credit to satisfy the law requirement of 60 hours beyond the first year. This option is available to second- and third-year students who receive advanced approval from the Curriculum Committee pursuant to Academic Rule 6.10. Courses must be related to the study of law and must not be available in the Law School curriculum. These hours would be counted as non-classroom hours. In arranging an elective schedule, the student should keep in mind that a total of 60 hours beyond the first year must be earned during the three-year program.
Only seven of the hours needed for graduation may be earned in non-classroom courses. See Academic Rule 6.8. Course that are considered non-classroom are so designated in the course description or are those that do not meet regularly in the classroom.
Full-time status is 10 or more hours of course work in a semester. Taking fewer than 10 or more than 17 hours of course work in a semester requires permission from the Associate Dean. See Academic Rule 6.2.