Juris Doctor (J.D.) Curriculum
First year (1L) day division students follow a mandatory curriculum both Fall and Spring semesters. The Fall courses are Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law, Litigation Basics, Business Basics, and Legal Research and Writing I. The Spring courses are Constitutional Law, Property, Civil Procedure I (Jurisdiction), Legal Research and Writing II, and one elective. Evening division students take these courses over their first three semesters in residence.
The only other mandatory course requirements for graduation are a serial writing course (consisting of several short paper assignments), a research writing course (consisting of a single lengthy and scholarly work), and Professional Responsibility.
Students choose electives in the second (2L) and third (3L) year (or fourth year for evening division students). Popular electives include Business Associations (Corporations), Taxation (Federal), Political and Civil Rights, Intellectual Property, and International Law. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in classes at the Rutgers School of Law - Camden when a comparable elective course is not offered at Temple during a given academic year.
A student must earn a total of 87 credit hours in order to receive the degree of Juris Doctor.
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