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The Juris Doctor (J.D.) Program

The Law Curriculum
 

THE LAW CURRICULUM
LEADING TO THE DEGREE OF JURIS DOCTOR


FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

SECOND SEMESTER

Subject
Credits Subject
Credits
Introduction to Law

1

Obligations and Contracts

5

Legal Research

1

Constitutional Law II

3

Persons and Family Relations

4

Criminal Law II

3

Constitutional Law I

3

Legal Technique and Logic

2

Criminal Law I

3

Legal Writing

3

Philosophy of Law

2

Theology and the Social
Teachings of the Church

2

Statutory Construction

2

Legal Profession

1

Total Units

17

Total Units    17

SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST SEMESTER

Subject
Credits Subject
Credits
Criminal Procedure

2

Corporation Law

4

Negotiable Instruments

3

Civil Procedure

4

Property

4

Taxation I

3

Partnership and Agency

2

Administrative Law, Law on Public Officers, and
Election Laws

3

Sales

2

Public International Law

2

Security Transactions

1

Legal Ethics

3

Forensic Medicine

1

   
Land Titles

2

   
Total Units

19

Total Units

19

 

SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP - 120 hours (2 units)


THIRD YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST SEMESTER

Subject
Credits Subject
Credits
Succession

2

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

Fundamentals of
Thesis Writing I

1

Legal Forms

2

Electives

5

Fundamentals of
Thesis Writing II

1

    Electives

5

Total Units

20

Total Units

19

 

SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP - 120 hours (2 units)


FOURTH YEAR

THESIS (First Semester) - 6 units

FIRST SEMESTER

FIRST SEMESTER

Subject

Credits Subject Credits
Civil Law Review I

4

Civil Law Review II

4

Constitutional Law Review

4

Commercial Law Review

4

Criminal Law Review

4

Remedial Law Review

5

Practice Court I

2

Practice Court II

2

Electives

6

Electives

6

Total Units

20

Total Units

21

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