Law School 2L Graduation Requirements and Course Schedule
Associate Dean Kate Schaffzin provides essential information for rising 2L law students at Memphis University. The requirements for graduating as a 2L and 3L are outlined, including credit hours, GPA, and specific course requirements. Key courses such as Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and Practice Foundation Courses are discussed, along with insights on when to take menu courses. Professor recommendations and bar exam preparation tips are also included.
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ACADEMIC ADVISING Rising 2Ls Associate Dean Kate Schaffzin k.schaffzin@memphis.edu
Graduation Requirements 2L All students must have at least 90 credit hours and at least a 2.0 GPA to graduate Second-year Course Requirements: Evidence (4 hrs) in either Fall or Spring Prof. Frank Con Law (4 hrs) in either Fall or Spring Fall: Prof. Mulroy Spring: Prof. Kiel
Graduation Requirements: 2L/3L Criminal Procedure I Bar Prep Course Professional Responsibility (2 hrs) We offer PR in both the Fall and Spring semesters Fall: Prof. Lidge Pros for taking PR in 2L year: PR is a prerequisite for Clinic courses Saves room in your 3L for electives Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam? State bar requirement Offered fall, spring, and summer Can take the MPRE while enrolled in PR Must take MPRE within two years of your bar exam (TN rule; varies by state) Go to http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre for more information Spring: Prof. Wilson
Graduation Requirements: 2L/3L Statutory Course Menu A student must enroll in two courses in the Statutory Courses Menu to graduate This menu includes the code courses and teaches statutory interpretation The Menu (asterisk indicates topic tested on the bar): Sales (3 hrs)* Secured Transactions (3 hrs)* Income Tax (3 hrs) Corporate Tax (3 hrs) Legislation (3 hrs) Fair Employment Practices (2 hrs) Labor Law (3 hrs)
Graduation Requirements: 2L/3L Practice Foundation Courses Menu A student must enroll in two courses in the Practice Foundation Menu to graduate The courses in this menu are designed to expose students to key law courses that are often the foundation of modern law practice The Menu (asterisk indicates topic tested on the bar): Business Organizations (3 hrs)* Decedents Estates (3 hrs)* Family Law (3 hrs)* Administrative Law (3 hrs) Conflicts (3 hrs)* Remedies (3 hrs) *
When to take menu courses? Business Organizations and Sales are offered this summer I recommend you take as many menu courses as you can tolerate in your 2L year This strategy saves 3L year for limited enrollment, simulation, non-menu bar courses, electives, & certificate requirements
Graduation Requirements: 2L/3L Upper-class Writing Requirement After your second semester, a student is required to complete at least one seminar course to graduate A seminar course is an intensive research and writing course that culminates in a substantial paper Seminar courses require a long research paper on a student- selected legal topic A student on law review may satisfy the writing requirement through the Note A student must make a C or better to satisfy the requirement
Graduation Requirements: 2L/3L Experiential Requirement A student must complete at least 6 credits of Experiential Courses At least one clinic or externship But no more than 3 clinic or externship courses in any combo No more than 10 clinic credits No clinic or externship in the same semester No more than one clinic or more than one externship per semester Such courses may also include: Simulation courses (Trial Ad, Pretrial Ad, etc.) No more than 12 ungraded (pass/fail) credits
ELECTIVES Beyond the graduation requirements, the law school offers a wide variety of elective courses You may take electives beginning in your second year of study
CHOOSING ELECTIVES What to consider: Tested on the bar? Useful in practice? Interest in subject matter? Like the teacher?
CHOOSING ELECTIVES: Bar Courses MBE Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Contracts Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence (Real) Property Torts TN Bar Exam Business Organizations Civ Pro (Federal and TN) Sales Secured Transactions Conflicts of Law Constitutional Law (Federal and TN) Contracts Criminal Law & Procedure Family Law Evidence Professional Responsibility Property (real and personal) Remedies Torts Decedents Estates
CHOOSING ELECTIVES: Bar Courses MBE Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Contracts Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence (Real) Property Torts MEE Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Contracts Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence (Real) Property Torts Business Organizations Sales Secured Transactions Conflicts of Law Family Law Trust Law Decedents Estates
Certificates in Law You may elect to work towards one of 4 certificate programs: Certificate in Advocacy Certificate in Business Law Certificate in Health Law Certificate in Tax Law Please review carefully the certificate requirements found on our webpage http://www.memphis.edu/law/current-students/certificate- programs.php Each certificate program has core (required) courses, additional (elective) courses, non-course requirements, and GPA requirements To graduate with a certificate requires careful planning. Please see the certificate advisor with questions: Advocacy Prof. Kritchevsky Business Prof. Smith Health Prof. Campbell Tax Prof. Kratzke
COURSE SELECTION ADVICE Do you need advice? Ask me . . . Ask Dean Aden, Assistant Dean for Law Student Affairs and Director of ASP Ask Professor Allen, Law School Diversity Coordinator Ask Dean Rudolph, Josie Holland, or Chesney McAfee in the Career Services Office Ask a faculty member especially if s/he teaches in an area that you want to practice Ask a lawyer Avoid basing important course decisions on: Rumor Hallway/Facebook chatter Advice at Bar Review
Registration Priority Enrollment: 3Ls register before 2Ls Registration Sequence: Veterans: Monday 43+ Attempted Credit Hours: Tuesday 15-42 Attempted Hours: Thursday 0-14 Attempted Hours: Friday A class may fill before you get a chance to register for it But check back often; students drop/add all summer Limited Enrollment Course Survey March 16-20 Simulation courses and Seminars (both requirements for graduation) You rank all of the skills or seminar courses that you are willing to take The registrar s office will choose the class based on your date of graduation If your first choice is full, you will be placed in your second (or third) choice
Academic Advising Part II Small group sessions are mandatory Advising small group assignments on the law school s blog Small groups sessions to allow you to ask us questions
