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DAY DIVISION REQUIREMENTS

The Day Division course of study consists of three academic years of full-time study. Under the regulations of the Law School, Standards of the American Bar Association, and the Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, only those students who can devote substantially all of their working time to the study of law are eligible to enroll in the full-time Day Division and to complete their law study in three years.

 
Semester Hour Requirements
 
The academic year consists of two semesters: the first, or fall, semester commencing in September, and the second, or spring, semester commencing in January. The Day Division requires six semesters of class work. A total of 84 semester hours is required to receive the Juris Doctor degree.
 
Day Division Requirements                          Effective 2013-2014 Academic Year
 
  Required Curriculum 1st Sem. Hours 2nd Sem. Hours
First-Year Contracts1 2 3
Torts 0 4
Property1 2 2
Civil Procedure 4 0
Criminal Law 4 0
Constitutional Law 0 4
Legal Practice Skills 3 2
Total 15 15
 
Second-Year
Professional Responsibility3 - -
Base Menu4 - -
Electives5,6,7 - -
Total 12-15 12-15
 
Third-Year Base Menu4 - -
Electives5,6,7 - -
Total 12-15 12-15
 
  1. Courses will have final exams in both the Fall and Spring semesters. See Rules and Regulations, Section III, Grades and Examinations.
  2. Second- and third-year students may not enroll in fewer than 12 credits nor more than 15 credits in a semester, and may not enroll in fewer than 27 credits nor more than 30 credits in the academic year. NOTE: No more than 12 credits from clinical programs may be counted toward the degree.
  3. Professional Responsibility is a required course. It must be taken by Day Division and Evening Division students any time after the first year.
  4. Students are required to take at least three out of five Base Menu Subjects.
  5. Including required courses and the Base Menu requirement, students must complete a minimum of 84 credits in order to receive the Juris Doctor degree.
  6. Students must complete the Legal Writing Requirement. (See Rules and Regulations Section II H)
  7. Students must satisfy the Skills Menu Requirement; recommended to take courses from the Perspectives Menu.


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