All JD students must complete the following requirements to graduate:
As part of the 90 academic hours needed to graduate, JD students must complete the following:
First Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| LCIV L710—Conventional Obligations I or LCOM L700—Contracts I |
3
|
LCIV L711—Conventional Obligations II or LCOM L701—Contracts II |
3
|
| LAW L705—Torts I |
3
|
LAW L710—Torts II |
2
|
| LAW L725—Civil Procedure I |
3
|
LAW L730—Civil Procedure II |
3
|
| LAW L735—Criminal Law |
3
|
LCIV L706—Civil Law Property I or LCOM L705—Common Law Property |
3
|
| LAW L715—Lawyering I |
3
|
LAW L765—Lawyering II* |
3
|
|
Total Hours
|
16
|
Total Hours
|
15
|
*Those students in the bottom quarter of the class after the first semester, whether they have incompletes or not, enroll in LAW L766 Principles of Legal Analysis instead of LAW L765 Lawyering II. Those students enroll in Lawyeirng II in the second semester of their junior year.
Second Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring semester | Hours |
| LAW L750— Constitutional Law |
4
|
LAW L740— Constitutional Criminal Procedure |
3
|
|
LCIV L715—Successions or LCOM L715—Trusts and Estates |
3
|
LAW L746—Business Organizations I |
3
|
| LAW L760—Evidence |
3
|
LCIV L725—Sales and Leases |
3
|
| LCIV L707—Civil Law Property II | 3 | LCIV L920—Louisiana Donations and Trust | 3 |
| Elective or Civil Law “Pool” Courses |
5 or 6
|
Electives or Civil Law “Pool” Courses |
5 or 6
|
| Total Hours |
15 or 16
|
Total Hours |
15 or 16
|
Third Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
|
LAW L781—Law and Poverty |
2 |
Electives |
14 to 16 |
|
Electives or Civil Law “Pool” Courses |
14 to 16 |
|
|
|
Total Hours |
|
Civil law students must also take at least one of the four “pool” courses listed below.
| Course | Hours |
| LCIV L900—Civil Law of Persons | 3 |
| LCIV L921—Louisiana Secured Transactions | 3 |
| LCIV L930—Community Property | 3 |
| LCIV L940—Security Rights | 3 |
Students are cautioned to register for required courses in the years and semesters listed on this and the following page. Failing to do so may create a scheduling conflict in a subsequent semester which could delay graduation.
For those students entering Loyola from the fall of 2010 through spring of 2015 and who are in the bottom quarter of their class after the first year, the following additional courses are required:
Civil Law:
LCIV L921 Louisiana Secured Transactions
LCIV L940 Security Rights
Common Law:
LCOM L920 Commercial Transactions
LCOM L921 Secured Transactions
For those students entering Loyola from the fall of 2015 onward and who are in the bottom quarter of their class after the first year, the following addiitonal courses are required:
Civil Law:
LCIV L935 Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
LCIV L940 Security Rights
Common Law:
LCOM L920 Commercial Transactions
And one of the following courses below:
LCOM L800 Family Law
LCOM L921 Secured Transactions
LAW L810 Negotiable Instruments
LAW L812 Creditor's Rights and Bankruptcy
LAW L823 First Amendment
LAW L836 Real Estate Transactions
LAW L842 Courts in a Federal System
LAW L955 Advanced Constitutional Law - 14th Amendment
LAW L980 Income Taxation
Any student planning to sit for the Louisiana Bar Exam may take Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and Security Rights instead of the common law requirements.
For those students entering Loyola from the fall of 2010 onward and who are in the bottom quarter of their class after the junior year, whether they have incompletes or not, they must enroll in LAW L767 Consolidated Legal Analysis in their senior year. Any student who is planning to sit for the Louisiana Bar Exam may take the Louisiana version of Consolidated Legal Analysis instead of the common law version.
First Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
| LCIV L710— Conventional Obligations I |
3
|
LCIV L711— Conventional Obligations II |
3
|
| LAW L705—Torts I |
3
|
LAW L710—Torts II |
2
|
| LCIV L706—Civil Law Property I |
3
|
LAW L765—Lawyering II* |
3
|
| LAW L715—Lawyering I |
3
|
LCIV L707—Civil Law Property II |
3
|
| Total Hours |
11
|
Total Hours |
10
|
*Those students in the bottom quarter of the class after the first semester, whether they have incompletes or not, enroll in LAW L766 Principles of Legal Analysis instead of LAW L765 Lawyering II. Those students enroll in Lawyering II in the second semester of their sophomore year.
Second and Third Year
|
Fall Semester |
Hours |
Spring Semester |
Hours |
|
LAW L750—Constitutional Law |
4 |
LAW L740—Constitutional Criminal Procedure |
3 |
|
LCIV L715—Succcessions |
3 |
LCIV L725—Sales and Leases |
3 |
|
LAW L735—Criminal Law |
2 |
LCIV L920—Louisiana Donations and Trust |
3 |
|
LAW L770—Lawyering III* (Second Year) or Elective (Third Year) |
3 |
Electives or Civil Law "Pool" Courses |
3 |
|
Total Hours |
11 |
Total Hours |
11 or 12 |
Second and Third Year
|
Fall Semester |
Hours |
Spring Semester |
Hours |
|
LAW L760—Evidence |
3 |
LAW L746—Business Organizations I |
3 |
|
LAW L725—Civil Procedure I |
3 |
LAW L730—Civil Procedure II |
3 |
|
LAW L770—Lawyering III* (Second Year) |
3 |
Elective |
3 or 6 |
|
Elective or |
3 or 5 |
|
|
|
Total Hours |
11 or 12 |
Total Hours |
9 or 12 |
*LAW L770, Lawyering III, offered each year, must be taken by second-year students. The other second-year courses alternate from one year to the next.
Fourth Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
|
Electives or Civil Law “Pool” Courses |
12 | LAW L781—Law and Poverty | 2 |
| Electives or Civil Law “Pool” Courses | 9 or 10 | ||
| Total Hours | 11 | Total Hours | 12 |
Civil law students must also take at least one of the four “pool” courses listed below.
|
LCIV L900 Civil Law of Persons |
3 hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hrs. 3 hrs. |
Students are cautioned to register for required courses in the years and semesters listed in this bulletin. Failing to do so may create a scheduling conflict in a subsequent semester which could delay graduation.
For those students entering Loyola from the fall of 2010 onward and who are in the bottom quarter of their class after the first year, LCIV L940 Security Rights and LCIV L921 LA Secured Transactions is also required.
For those students entering Loyola from the fall of 2010 onward and who are in the bottom quarter of their class after the junior year, whether they have incompletes or not, they must enroll in LAW L767 Consolidated Legal Analysis in their senior year.
First Year
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours |
|
LCIV L710 Conventional Obligations I or LCOM L700 Contracts I |
3 |
LCIV L711 Conventional Obligations II or LCOM L701 Contracts II |
3 |
| LAW L705 Torts I | 3 |
LCIV L706 Civil Law Property I or LCOM L705 Common Law Property |
3 |
| LAW L735 Criminal Law | 3 | LAW L710 Torts II | 3 |
| LAW L715 Lawyering I | 3 | LAW L765 Lawyering II | 3 |
The following are suggestions.
Second Year
|
Fall Semester |
Hours |
Spring Semester |
Hours |
|
LAW L750 Constitutional Law |
4 |
LAW L730 Civil Procedure II |
3 |
|
LCIV L707 Civil Law Property II or |
3 |
LAW L746 Business Organizations I |
3 |
|
LAW L725 Civil Procedure I |
3 |
LCIV L725 Sales & Leases |
3 |
|
LAW L770 Lawyering III |
3 |
Elective or LAW L770 Lawyering III |
2 or 3 |
For the third and fourth years, consult the schedule for full time students to see in which semester the different required courses will be offered.
Content updated May 2015.
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