The College of Law has both full-time and part-time J.D. programs. The full-time program requires three years of study, while the part-time program requires four years of study. Both full-time and part-time students must complete 88 semester units for the J.D. degree. While our course offerings are continuously evolving, below is a sample of current course listings:

Required Courses

Foundational Courses
Civil Procedure
Contracts
Criminal Law
Introduction to Jurisprudence/Legal Research
Introduction to Strategic Legal Methods I and II
Legal Analysis and Writing I
Property
Torts
Advanced Courses
Appellate Advocacy
Business Organizations
Community Property
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Evidence
Lawyering Skills Practicum
Legal Analysis and Writing II
Multistate Bar Strategies
Professional Responsibility
Remedies Seminar
Sales
Strategic Legal Methods*
Wills And Trusts
Elective Courses
Administrative Law
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Remedies Seminar: Forensic Economics
ADR Competition Team
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antidiscrimination Seminar
Antitrust And Trade Regulation
Arbitration
Bankruptcy
California Civil Procedure
California Performance Test Strategies
California Real Estate Practice
Capital Punishment Seminar
Civil Rights Law
Clinical Externships
Community Property
Conflict Of Laws
Contract Drafting
Copyright Law
Corporate Taxation
Criminal Practice in California
Criminal Procedure: Pre-Trial, Trial, And Sentencing
Disability Rights Law
Disability Rights Legal Center Clinic
Discovery Techniques and Practices
Employment Law Seminar
Employment Relations
Entertainment Law
Environmental Law And Policy
Estate And Gift Taxation
Estate Planning
Family Law
Federal Courts
Federal Income Taxation
Federal Indian Law
Health Care Law And Policy
Immigration Law
Independent Research
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Overview
International Business Transactions
International Civil Litigation
International Intellectual Property Law
Issues In Constitutional Law Seminar
Justice And Immigration Clinic
Juvenile Law
Law and Terrorism
Law Practice Management
Law In Post-Conflict States Seminar
Law Review Production
Law Review Seminar
Mass Media Law
Math and Physics for Lawyers
Mediation
Mediation Ethics Seminar
Mediation Practicum
Moot Court Honors: Advanced Appellate Advocacy
National Moot Court Competition Team
Negotiation
Non-Profit Business Organizations
Patent Law
Patent Litigation
Payment Systems
Race and the Law
Religion and the Law
Secured Transactions
Sports Law
Strategic Legal Methods
Trademark Law
Trial Advocacy
Video Game Law Seminar
White Collar Crime

*This course will be required only for those students who earn less than a cumulative GPA of 2.7 by the end of their second semester of study.