Curriculum

The College of Law offers full- and part- time curriculum options. Full-time students typically complete law school in three years, part-time students in four. All first-year students complete a traditional core of required courses, as well as a distinctive three-semester program in Legal Analysis, Research & Communication (LARC). Recognizing the importance of developing solid research and writing skills, DePaul invests greatly in its legal writing program, retaining a full-time faculty of experienced attorneys who work closely with students in a progressively challenging legal writing curriculum.

Full-Time Day Division

Fall Semester of First Year

• Civil Procedure
• Constitutional Process I
• Contracts I
• Torts
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication I

Spring Semester of First Year

• Constitutional Process II
• Contracts II
• Criminal Law
• Property
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication II

In the fall semester of the second year, Criminal Procedure is a required course. In the fall or spring semester of the second year, Legal Analysis, Research & Communication III is required. Thereafter, Legal Profession and a Senior Research Seminar are required. All other courses are electives.

Part-Time Day Division

Fall Semester of First Year

• Civil Procedure
• Torts
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication I

Spring Semester of First Year

• Criminal Law
• Property
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication II

Fall Semester of Second Year

• Constitutional Process
• Contracts I
• Criminal Procedure

Spring Semester of Second Year

• Constitutional Process II
• Contracts II
• Elective Course

In the fall or spring semester of the second year, Legal Analysis, Research & Communication III is required. Thereafter, all courses are elective except for Legal Profession and a Senior Research Seminar.

Part-Time Evening Division

Fall Semester of First Year

• Torts
• Contracts I
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication I

Spring Semester of First Year

• Contracts II
• Civil Procedure
• Legal Analysis, Research & Communication II

Fall Semester of Second Year

• Constitutional Process I
• Criminal Law
• Property

Spring Semester of Second Year

• Constitutional Process II
• Criminal Procedure
• Elective Course

In the fall or spring semester of the second year, Legal Analysis, Research & Communication III is required. Thereafter, all courses are elective except for Legal Profession and a Senior Research Seminar.