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Required Courses For Graduation

  • Constitutional Law I (3 units)
  • Criminal Procedure I (3 units)
  • Evidence (4 units)
  • Legal Scholarship Training Seminar (0 units)
  • STEPPS (3 units in fall and 3 units in spring)
  • Torts II (3 units)

Recommended Courses

  • Business Organizations (4 units)
  • Community Property ( 3 units)
  • Constitutional Law II (3 units)
  • Remedies (3 units)
  • Trusts & Estates (3 units)

Electives

The following electives are listed by category. Where relevant, some courses may be listed more than once. Not all elective courses are offered every academic year.

Advocacy & Dispute Resolution
Advanced Criminal Litigation
Advanced Mediation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
California Innocence Project I & II
Evidence Advocacy
Mediation or Mediation Clinic
Negotiation
Pretrial Practice
Problem Identification in a Multicultural Setting
Problem Solving & Preventive Law
Problem Solving Skills & Theory
Trial Practice

Constitutional Law & Civil Rights
Administrative Law
Administrative & Legislative Law
Advanced Criminal Justice Seminar
American Legal History I & II
Children and the Law
Constitutional Law II
Constitutional Law Seminar
Current Issues in Constitutional Law
Family Law
First Amendment Seminar

Corporate & Business Law
Accounting for Lawyers
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust Law
Bankruptcy
Business Organizations (Corporations)
Business Planning: Modest Business Enterprises
Cyberspace Law
Employee Benefit Law
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Federal Income Tax 		Labor Law
Legal Drafting
Licensing
Mediation
Negotiation
Patent Law
Remedies
Sales
Secured Transactions
Securities Regulation
Trademark Law
Workers Compensation Law

Entertainment & Sports Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law
Labor Law
Legal Drafting 		Mediation or Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation
Sports Law
Trademark Law

Family Law
Aging, Law & Public Policy
Children and the Law
Child Welfare Law & Policy
Community Property
Comparative Issues in Gender, Family & Sexuality		 Domestic Violence Seminar
Family Law
Juvenile Justice
Trusts & Estates
Women and the Law

Health Law
Bioethics Seminar
Biotechnology Seminar
FDA Law
Health Law & Policy
Law, Science, and Medicine
 Medical Malpractice Litigation
Mental Health Law
Practicing Healthcare Compliance
Public Health Law
Representing Healthcare Organizations

International & Comparative Law
Admiralty Law
Comparative Issues in Gender, Family & Sexuality
Comparative Law
Conflict of Laws
Human Rights Law
Immigration Law
International & Foreign Legal Research
International Business Transactions
International Environmental Law
International Law
Law of the Sea
Problem Identification in a Multicultural Setting

Real Estate Law
Accounting for Lawyers
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Community Property
Construction Defect Litigation
Estate & Gift Tax
Estate Planning
Land Use Regulation
Legal Drafting Mediation or Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation
Real Property Finance
Secured Transactions
Trusts & Estates

Special Interest Electives
Advanced Legal Research
California Sentencing Seminar
Criminal Law Theory: Selected Topics
Environmental Law
Environmental Litigation
Insurance Law & Litigation 		Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence: Selected Topics
Law Office Technology
Practicing Law: Successful Strategies
Products Liability
Telecommunications Law