Penn State Dickinson School of Law - Required Courses (J.D. Program)
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Required Courses

First Year

Fall
Civil Procedure
Criminal Law
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing I
Torts

Spring
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II
Property
3-Credit Elective (options to be announced)
 

Skills Courses

Beginning with the Class of 2010, all upper-level students must complete and pass one of the following skills courses in order to obtain the J.D. degree:

Advanced Legal Research
Advocacy I
Advocacy II
Business Planning
Client Counseling

Field Placement Clinic
In-House Clinic
Mediation
Negotiation
Writing and Editing for Lawyers
Writing Workshop

Second or Third Year

Professional Responsibility
Seminar
   


Part-Time Program Required Course Sequencing
 


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