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Required courses are subject to change. For more information, please view the latest Academic Regulations or contact the Office of the Registrar: registrar@vermontlaw.edu.
87 credits
Required CoursesAll of the following courses: |
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Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
REQ7255 | Appellate Advocacy | 3 |
REQ7104 | Civil Procedure I | 3 |
REQ7103 | Civil Procedure II | 2 |
REQ7112 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
REQ7130 | Contracts | 4 |
REQ7140 | Criminal Law | 3 |
LIT7210 | Evidence | 4 |
REQ7120 | Legal Analysis and Writing I | 1 |
REQ7122 | Legal Research | 1 |
REQ7125 | Legal Writing II: Theory and Practice | 3 |
REQ7185 | Legislation and Regulation | 3 |
REQ7265 | Professional Responsibility | 3 |
REQ7160 | Property | 3 |
REQ7150 | Torts | 4 |
REQUIRED CoursesAt least two (2) of the following courses: |
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Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
BUS6235 | Corporations | 4 |
CRI7262 | Constitutional Criminal Procedure | 4 |
CRI7307 | Criminal Practice and Procedure | 4 |
FAM7710 | Estates | 4 |
FAM7715 | Family Law | 3 |
PUB7500 | First Amendment Law | 3 |
BUS6280 | Sales | 2 |
Experiential CoursesAt least six (6) credits from the following experiential courses: |
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Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
BUS6219 | Entrepreneurship and Legal Lab Practicum (VLSell) | 2/4/6/12 |
CLI9302 | Environmental Advocacy Clinic | 6/9/12 |
CLI9310 | South Royalton Legal Clinic FT | 12 |
CLI9311 | South Royalton Legal Clinic - Summer | 6 or 9 |
CLI9312 | South Royalton Legal Clinic PT | 6 |
CLI9318 | Environmental Justice Clinic | 6/9/12 |
CLI9319 | Climate Justice Practicum | 4 |
CLI9321 | Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic | 4/6/9/12 |
CLI | Advanced Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic | 4/6/9/12 |
CLI9323 | Advanced Environmental Advocacy Clinic | 6/9/12 |
CLI9333 | Advanced South Royalton Legal Clinic | 6/12 |
CLI9348 | Advanced Environmental Justice Clinic | 4/6/9 |
CLI9349 | Advanced Climate Justice Practicum | 4 |
CLI9411 | Semester in Practice (SIP) | 12 |
CLI9412 | Semester in Practice (SIP) Class | 2 |
CLI9425 | JD Part-Time Externship | 4-8 |
CLI9427 | Energy Clinic | 4 or 6 |
CLI9428 | Food and Agriculture Clinic | 6/9/12 |
CLI | Advanced Food and Agriculture Clinic | 6/9/12 |
CLI9430 | Judicial Externship | 12 |
CLI9431 | Judicial Externship Class | 2 |
CLI9437 | Advanced Energy Clinic | 4 or 6 |
ENV5535 | Transnational Environmental Practicum | 4 |
PUB7525 | Legislative Clinic | 6 |
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