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Full-Time Day Division

Students usually complete the full-time day program in three years. Classes meet Monday through Friday, with an occasional advanced elective on Saturday. Classes vary in length from one to three hours.

A full-time student must take between twelve and fifteen credits per semester. Students should anticipate three hours of preparation for each hour of class.

Required Curriculum

First-Year Requirements	Credit Hours
Civil Procedure I	4
Contracts I & II	6
Criminal Law	3
Legal Writing I & II	4
Real Property I & II	6
Torts I & II	6

Second-Year Requirements	Credit Hours
Business Associations	4
Constitutional Law I & II	6
Professional Responsibility	2
Professional Skills I	2
Criminal Procedure	3
Evidence	4
Legal Methods I (Depending on GPA)	1
Legal Methods II (Depending on GPA in Legal Methods I)	1

Third-Year Requirements	Credit Hours
Legal Analysis Workshop	3
Professional Skills II	2

Students may obtain the remaining credit hours required for graduation by selection from a large variety of elective courses in areas of interest to them.

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