Sample Three-year Appellate Concentration

Criminal-Law Focus

First-year Courses

• Communication and Legal Reasoning (2.0/semester)
• Civil Procedure (3.0)
• Property (3.0)
• Torts (3.0)
• Contracts (3.0)
• Criminal Law (3.0)
• Constitutional Law (3.0)
• Two Electives (4-8 credits)

Second-year Courses

• Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3.0)
• Federal Criminal Practice (3.0)
• Evidence (3.0)
• Federal Jurisdiction (3.0)
• Appellate Advocacy & Practice (2.0) (recommended for Julius Miner or National Moot Court Teams)
• U.S. Courts (3.0)
• U.S. Supreme Court (3.0)
• Legal Ethics (3.0)
• Judicial Externship Practicum (4.0)

Second-year Extracurriculars: Miner Moot Court; Judicial Externship; Journal

Third-year Courses

• Supreme Court Clinic OR Federal Criminal Appellate Clinic (4.0 + 4.0) (yearlong participation)
• Senior Research (6.0 -12.0) (yearlong participation)

Third-year Extracurriculars: National Moot Courts; Journal