The College of Law Curriculum for the Juris Doctor (JDCTR) degree is a 171 unit program spread out over 4 years. In the first year, students take core foundational courses like Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Legal Research totaling 18 units in the first semester and 19 units in the second semester. In the second year, coursework focuses on additional substantive areas and skills, with 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester. The third year has 23 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, along with summer apprenticeships. Finally, the fourth year has 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, culminating in a J.D thesis
The College of Law Curriculum for the Juris Doctor (JDCTR) degree is a 171 unit program spread out over 4 years. In the first year, students take core foundational courses like Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Legal Research totaling 18 units in the first semester and 19 units in the second semester. In the second year, coursework focuses on additional substantive areas and skills, with 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester. The third year has 23 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, along with summer apprenticeships. Finally, the fourth year has 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, culminating in a J.D thesis
The College of Law Curriculum for the Juris Doctor (JDCTR) degree is a 171 unit program spread out over 4 years. In the first year, students take core foundational courses like Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Legal Research totaling 18 units in the first semester and 19 units in the second semester. In the second year, coursework focuses on additional substantive areas and skills, with 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester. The third year has 23 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, along with summer apprenticeships. Finally, the fourth year has 24 units in the first semester and 21 units in the second semester, culminating in a J.D thesis
(Effective 1st Semester, AY 2016-17) Regular Program
FIRST YEAR
1st SEMESTER 2nd SEMESTER
COURSE UNIT COURSE UNIT Introduction to Law 1 Obligations and Contracts 5 Persons and Family Relations 4 Constitutional Law II 3 Constitutional Law I 3 Criminal Law II 4 Criminal Law I 3 Legal Technique and Logic 2 Statutory Construction 2 Legal Writing 2 Philosophy of Law 2 Basic Legal Ethics 3 Legal Research and Thesis 2 Lasallian Formation I 0 Writing Legal Profession 1 Seminar on Study Techniques 0 TOTAL 18 TOTAL 19
SECOND YEAR
1st SEMESTER 2nd SEMESTER
COURSE UNIT COURSE UNIT Property 4 Criminal Procedure 3 Negotiable Instruments 3 Corporation Law 4 Civil Procedure 4 Taxation Law I 3 Agency, Trust and Partnerships 3 Administrative Law, Law on 3 Public Officers and Election Law Sales 2 Public International Law 2 Credit Transactions 3 Special Issues on International 2 Law Legal Medicine 1 Human Rights Law 2 Natural Resources and 2 Land Titles and Deeds 2 Environmental Law Agrarian Law and Social 2 Lasallian Formation II 0 Legislation Thesis Proposal 0 TOTAL 24 TOTAL 21 THIRD YEAR
1st SEMESTER 2nd SEMESTER
COURSE UNIT COURSE UNIT Succession 4 Evidence 4 Labor Law I 3 Labor Law II 3 Taxation II 3 Special Proceedings 2 Insurance 2 Transportation 2 Torts and Damages 2 Conflict of Laws 2 Law on Public Corporations 2 Legal Forms 2 (Elective 1) Intellectual Property 3 Advanced Legal Writing 2 (Elective 2) (Elective 3) Special Civil Action 2 Elective 4 2 Summer Apprenticeship I 2 Summer Apprenticeship II 2 (120 hrs.) (120hrs.) Lasallian Formation III 0 TOTAL 23 TOTAL 21
FOURTH YEAR
1st SEMESTER 2nd SEMESTER
COURSE UNIT COURSE UNIT Constitutional Law Review 4 Remedial Law Review II 3 Civil Law Review I 4 Civil Law Review II 4 Remedial Law Review I 3 Commercial Law Review 4 Labor Law Review 2 Criminal Law Review 4 Practice Court I 3 Practice Court II 2 Elective 5 2 Elective 7 2 Elective 6 2 Elective 8 2 J.D Thesis 4 Lasallian Formation IV 0