J.D. Curriculum
School of Law - J.D. Curriculum
Candidates for the Juris Doctor Degree in Law are required to complete:
- A total of ninety-six (96) semester units of law course study;
- Seventy-eight (78) semester units of required course study as set forth in years 1-4; and
- Eighteen (18) semester units of study in year four from the elective courses listed below.
FIRST YEAR LAW COURSES | ||
SUBJECT | 1ST SEMESTER UNITS | 2ND SEMESTER UNITS |
Tribal Law Elective | TLE 101 = 3 Units | |
Contracts* | CONT 101 = 3 Units | CONT 102 = 3 Units |
Criminal Law* | CRIM LAW 101 = 3 Units | CRIM LAW 102 = 3 Units |
Tribal Law Elective | TLE 102 = 3 Units | |
Torts* | TORTS 101 = 3 Units | TORTS 102 = 3 Units |
SECOND YEAR LAW COURSES | ||
SUBJECT | 1ST SEMESTER UNITS | 2ND SEMESTER UNITS |
Tribal Law Elective | TLE 201 = 3 Units | TLE 202 = 3 Units |
Constitutional Law* | CON LAW 201 = 3 Units | CON LAW 202 = 3 Units |
Criminal Procedure* | CRIM PRO 201 = 3 Units | CRIM PRO 202 = 3 Units |
Real Property * | REAL PROP 201 = 3 Units | REAL PROP 202 = 3 Units |
THIRD YEAR LAW COURSES | ||
SUBJECT | 1ST SEMESTER UNITS | 2ND SEMESTER UNITS |
Civil Procedure* | CIV PRO 201 = 3 Units | CIV PRO 202 = 3 Units |
Tribal Law Elective | TLE 301 = 3 Units | TLE 302 = 3 Units |
Corporations* | CORP 301 = 3 Units | CORP 301 = 3 Units |
Equitable Remedies* | EQ REM 301 = 3 Units | EQ REM 302 = 3 Units |
Evidence* | EVID 301 = 3 Units | EVID 302 = 3 Units |
Professional Responsibility* | PROF RESP 301 = 3 Units |
FOURTH YEAR LAW COURSES | ||
SUBJECT | 1ST SEMESTER UNITS | 2ND SEMESTER UNITS |
Bar Review & Legal Analysis | BAR REV 401 = 3 Units | BAR REV 402 = 3 Units |
Succession & Wills* | WILLS 415 = 3 Units | |
Trusts* | TRUSTS 417 = 3 Units | |
Professional Responsibility* | PROF RESP 401 = 3 Units | |
Tribal Law Electives | 3 Units | 6Units |
JURIS DOCTOR - LAW awarded at this time upon successful completion of 96 Semester Units.
*State Bar required courses
Optional Law Courses
REQUIRED: Any twelve (12) semester hours from the following optional courses |
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LAW SUBJECTS | UNITS |
Administrative Law - AL 401 | 3 |
Commercial Law - CL 402 | 3 |
Conflicts of Law - CONF 403 | 3 |
Criminology - CR 404 | 3 |
European Union Law - EUL 406 | 3 |
History of English Law - HEL 408 | 3 |
Intellectual Property Law - IPL 409 | 3 |
Legal Research Projects - LRP 410 | 3 |
Labor Law - LL 411 | 3 |
Planning Law - PL 412 | 3 |
Public International Law - PIL 4123 | 3 |
Revenue Law - RL 414 | 3 |
Trial Court Practices - TCP 416 | 3 |
Uniform Commercial Code - UCC 419 | 3 |
TRIBAL LAW SUBJECTS | UNITS |
Conflict of Indian Law - CIL 420 | 6 |
Federal Indian Law - FIL 421 | 6 |
Intro to Native American Law - Intro NAL 422 | 6 |
Tribal Government Law - TGL 423 | 6 |
Tribal Natural Resources Law - TNRL 424 | 6 |