This course is designed to enhance skills that are necessary to succeed in law school. The course focuses on the ability to analyze and synthesize cases and rules of law; create schema to organize and understand information in law school classes; and apply the law through essay exam writing. The course also provides strategies for taking multiple-choice questions, improving study techniques, and managing stress and time. Conditional grades in this course are subject to the Mandatory Grade Distribution set forth in the Student Handbook. In assigning final course grades, the instructor has discretion to allow students to raise their conditional grade by up to one full letter grade by completing additional assignments. Students receiving a final letter grade of “D” or below are required to take Advanced Legal Reasoning.
LAW-1005: Legal Foundations
Course Frequency
Offered at least once per academic year.