Creighton University School of Law was founded in 1904, not just to prepare lawyers but to develop leaders. To provide a powerful education, based on a solid mission statement and rooted in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. We believe in the Jesuit idea of educating the whole person, of empowering our graduates to find their place in the world. The Creighton School of Law believes you must develop as a whole so that you will contribute to the greater good through leadership and service throughout your life.
MISSION STATEMENT
At Creighton School of Law, our mission is to provide the men and women of our student body intellectual challenge, academic rigor and an opportunity to develop a foundation of moral values for lifelong service in the law, to offer an environment to our faculty which encourages personal growth and scholarly achievement and to continue our long-established tradition of service to the Bar and citizens of the community.
After completing your first year at Creighton University School of Law you are required to earn 58 additional hours to graduate. To achieve that, you must take an average of 15 hours in each of your last four semesters. To reduce that number, you may take summer courses.
Experiential Learning Requirement
Students are required to complete six (6) credit hours toward the Experiential Learning requirement for graduation. Please note: LAW 345 and LAW 418 - only one can be used toward the Criminal Law Area of concentration.
Cross-cultural Competency Requirement
- First year Orientation workshop focused on cross-cultural competency;
- 1L Seminar module focused on cross-cultural competency;
- All students shall successfully complete an upper-level course satisfying the Cross-cultural Competency requirement (see the list of courses below); and
- 3L Meeting workshop focused on cross-cultural competency.
JD Curriculum requirements: 90 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR | ||
| Semster 1 | ||
| LAW 100 | Introduction to Law | 0 |
| LAW 141 | 1L Seminar | 0 |
| LAW 103 | Civil Procedure I | 3 |
| LAW 111 | Contracts I | 3 |
| LAW 117 | Legal Research and Writing I | 2 |
| LAW 125 | Property Law | 4 |
| LAW 131 | Torts | 4 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| LAW 104 | Civil Procedure II | 3 |
| LAW 107 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| LAW 112 | Contracts II | 3 |
| LAW 115 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LAW 118 | Legal Research and Writing II | 3 |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| Required Second-Year courses, students may take these courses in either Fall or Spring semester of the second year (limit of 18 credits per term): | ||
| LAW 203 | Professional Responsibility | 3 |
| LAW 205 | Legal Research and Writing III | 3 |
| LAW 335 | Business Associations | 3-4 |
| LAW 341 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| LAW 355 | Evidence | 3 |
| LAW 457 | Trusts and Estates | 3 |
| Electives - Choose from 300, 400, or 500-level each semester to reach 18 credits | ||
| THIRD YEAR | ||
| Recommended course for all 3L students; required course for those 3L students in the bottom 1/3 of the class. | ||
| LAW 302 | Comprehensive Review | 3 |
| Cross-cultural Competency Requirement | 3 | |
| Choose three (3) credit hours from below. | ||
| Experiential Learning Requirement | 6 | |
| Choose six (6) credit hours from below. | ||
| Elective Courses | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 90-91 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-cultural Competency Courses | ||
| 3 credit hours required | ||
| LAW 300 | The Impact & Legacy of the Holocaust on the Law | 3 |
| LAW 306 | Introduction to English Criminal Court Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 321 | Cross-cultural Competency Seminar | 1-3 |
| LAW 333 | Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Law | 2 |
| LAW 346 | Employment Discrimination | 2-3 |
| LAW 350 | Elder Law | 3 |
| LAW 370 | Immigration Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 384 | International Human Rights | 2 |
| LAW 389 | Race and Law | 3 |
| LAW 395 | Poverty Law: Legal Needs of the Underrepresented | 2 |
| LAW 398 | Employment Law | 3 |
| LAW 403 | Native American Law | 3 |
| LAW 415 | Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Classroom Component | 1 |
| LAW 419 | Faith, Morality and Law Seminar | 1 |
| LAW 422 | Classroom Component-Juvenile Justice Clinic | 1 |
| LAW 435 | Selected Research Topics | 1-3 |
| LAW 437 | Selected Research Topics SA/UN | 1-3 |
| LAW 440 | Trademarks and Unfair Competition | 2-3 |
| LAW 445 | Wrongful Convictions | 3 |
| LAW 456 | Women and Law | 3 |
| LAW 520 | Externship Classroom Component | 1 |
| LAW 522 | Classroom Component-Milton Abrahams Legal Clinic | 1 |
| LAW 550 | Pro Bono Service Distinction | 0 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Experiential Learning Courses | ||
| 6 credit hours required | ||
| LAW 301 | Arbitration/Trial Theory | 1 |
| LAW 306 | Introduction to English Criminal Court Advocacy | 2 |
| LAW 308 | Advanced Trial Practice | 3 |
| LAW 310 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 3 |
| LAW 312 | Advanced Legal Writing and Drafting | 2,3 |
| LAW 313 | Advanced Legal Research | 2 |
| LAW 315 | Arbitration | 3 |
| LAW 327 | Arbitration Advocacy | 3 |
| LAW 328 | Client Interviewing and Legal Counseling | 3 |
| LAW 333 | Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Law | 2 |
| LAW 344 | The Law and Practice of Jury Selection | 2 |
| LAW 345 | Defense of Criminal Cases | 2 |
| LAW 348 | Criminal Process of Adjudication | 3 |
| LAW 353 | Estate Planning | 2 |
| LAW 358 | Family Law Practice | 3 |
| LAW 369 | Advanced Legal Clinic | 1-4 |
| LAW 372 | International Business Contracting | 3 |
| LAW 378 | Foreign, Comparative, and International Legal Research | 2 |
| LAW 388 | Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic | 1-3 |
| LAW 404 | Mediation Process | 3 |
| LAW 410 | Negotiation | 3 |
| LAW 412 | Bankruptcy Legal Clinic | 2-4 |
| LAW 415 | Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Classroom Component | 1 |
| LAW 418 | Prosecution of Criminal Cases | 2 |
| LAW 421 | Juvenile Justice Clinic | 3 |
| LAW 422 | Classroom Component-Juvenile Justice Clinic | 1 |
| LAW 424 | Advanced Juvenile Justice Clinic | 1-4 |
| LAW 431 | Scientific Evidence | 3 |
| LAW 434 | Commercial Contract Drafting | 3 |
| LAW 441 | Witness Examination Skills | 3 |
| LAW 445 | Wrongful Convictions | 3 |
| LAW 454 | Pretrial Litigation | 3 |
| LAW 455 | Trial Practice | 3 |
| LAW 486 | Appellate Litigation | 3 |
| LAW 500 | Externships | 1-6 |
| LAW 520 | Externship Classroom Component | 1 |
| LAW 522 | Classroom Component-Milton Abrahams Legal Clinic | 1 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law Non-classroom credit hour courses | ||
| LAW 397 | Cyberlaw | 2 |
| LAW 435 | Selected Research Topics | 1-3 |
| LAW 485 | Competitions | 1-3 |
| LAW 487 | Law Review | 1-3 |
| LAW 500 | Externships | 1-6 |