Graduation Checklist

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NAME___________________________________________________

First Year Required Courses
_____ LW 700 Contracts I                             3
_____ LW 725 Torts                                   4
_____ LW 729 Criminal Law                            3
_____ LW 732 Property                                3
_____ LW 875 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I    3
_____ LW 701 Contracts II                            3
_____ LW 750 Criminal Procedure                      3
_____ LW 861 Constitutional Law I                    3
_____ LW 863 Civil Procedure I                       3
_____ LW 876 Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II   3
      TOTAL                                         31

Upper Level Required Courses (Must Complete All Four)
_____ LW 757 Evidence                                4
_____ LW 770 Professional Responsibility             3
_____ LW 862 Constitutional Law II                   3
_____ LW 870 Secured Transactions                    3
      TOTAL                                         12

Perspectives on Law (Must Complete 1)
_____ LW 924 Art Law                                 2
_____ LW 860 Bioethics and the Law                   3
_____ LW 916 Comparative Constitutional Law         2-3
_____ LW 929 Comparative Law: Understanding          2
              Method and Theory
_____ LW 840 Constitutional History                  2
_____ LW 908 European Union Law & Policy            2-3
_____ LW 754 Family Law Seminar                      2
_____ LW 787 Feminist Legal Theory                  2-3
_____ LW 927 International Criminal Law and          3
              the Law of War
_____ LW 796 International Law                       3
_____ LW 799 Jurisprudence                           2
_____ LW 853 Law and Economics                      2-3
_____ LW 812 Law and Human Rights                   2-3
_____ LW 806 Law and Religion Seminar                2
_____ LW 866 Law in Literature                       2
_____ LW 919 Law of Indigenous Peoples               2
_____ LW 798 Legal History                           2
_____ LW 841 Native American Law                     3
_____ LW 926 Professional Responsibility Seminar    2-3
_____ LW 928 Public International Law                3
_____ LW 902 Race and the Law                       2-3
_____ LW 723 Selected Topics in Torts               2-3
_____ LW 934 Sexuality and the Law                  2-3
_____ LW 990 Study Abroad in Maastricht            6-15
_____ LW 991 Study Abroad in Utrecht               6-15
_____ LW 842-852 Study Abroad in Utrecht             6
_____ LW 823 Tax Policy Seminar                      2
_____ LW 909 Tribal Court Practice                   2

Must Complete Both
_____ Upper Level Oral Presentation Requirement
_____ Upper Level Writing Presentation Requirement

Skills Courses
Students must complete a minimum of two credit hours 
from the courses listed below with a letter grade of "C"
or better, or a "CR" for a credit/no-credit course. 
(Note:  This requirement does not apply to students
who started law school before August 2006.)

_____ LW 724 Advanced Trial Advocacy                 2
_____ LW 753 Alternative Dispute Resolution         2-3
_____ LW 889 Appellate Advocacy (Moot Court)         2
_____ LW 767 Appellate Practice                      2
_____ LW 913 Child Advocacy Training                1-2
_____ LW 825 Client Counseling                       1
_____ LW 756 Clinic Internship                      4-5
_____ LW 756D  Directed Internship                  1-3
_____ LW 911 Clinic (Transactional)                 4-5
_____ LW 931 Collaborative Law                      1-2
_____ LW 751 Creative Thinking for Lawyers           1
_____ LW 903 Criminal Appeal Advocacy                3
_____ LW 906 Cross-Examination Techniques            1
_____ LW 716 Divorce Practice                       2-3
_____ LW 910 Entrepreneurial Law                     3
_____ LW 914 Interviewing & Counseling               2
_____ LW 877 Jury Selection and Voir Dire            2
_____ LW 824 Law Practice Management                 2
_____ LW 912 Litigation Strategies                   3
_____ LW 817 Mediation                               2
_____ LW 762 Moot Court                             1-2
_____ LW 857 Negotiation                             2
_____ LW 777 Negotiation Competition                1-2
_____ LW 765 Pretrial Advocacy (Civil)               2
_____ LW 768 Pretrial Advocacy (Criminal)            2
_____ LW 907 Taking & Defending Depositions          1
_____ LW 707 Transactional Drafting                  3
_____ LW 766 Trial Advocacy                          2
_____ LW 805 Trial Advocacy Competition             1-2
_____ LW 901 Writing for Law Practice                3

A total of 90 hours is needed for graduation. Students must have completed 74 hours of graded courses.

Updated: August 8, 2008