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 |