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 course in either 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 429 | Secured Transactions | 3 |
| or LAW 337 | Debtor/Creditor Law | |
| LAW 457 | Trusts and Estates | 3 |
| 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 |
| Experiential Learning Requirement | 6 | |
| Choose six (6) credit hours from below. | ||
| Arbitration/Trial Theory | ||
| Advanced Trial Practice | ||
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | ||
| Advanced Legal Writing and Drafting | ||
| Advanced Legal Research | ||
| Arbitration | ||
| Arbitration Advocacy | ||
| Client Interviewing and Legal Counseling | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Law | ||
| The Law and Practice of Jury Selection | ||
| Defense of Criminal Cases | ||
| Criminal Process of Adjudication | ||
| Estate Planning | ||
| Family Law Practice | ||
| Advanced Legal Clinic | ||
| International Business Contracting | ||
| Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic | ||
| Mediation Process | ||
| Negotiation | ||
| Bankruptcy Legal Clinic | ||
| Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Classroom Component | ||
| Prosecution of Criminal Cases | ||
| Juvenile Justice Clinic | ||
| Classroom Component-Juvenile Justice Clinic | ||
| Advanced Juvenile Justice Clinic | ||
| Scientific Evidence | ||
| Commercial Contract Drafting | ||
| Wrongful Convictions | ||
| Pretrial Litigation | ||
| Trial Practice | ||
| Externships | ||
| Externship Classroom Component | ||
| Classroom Component-Milton Abrahams Legal Clinic | ||
| Cross-cultural Competency Requirement | 3 | |
| Choose one (1) course from below. | ||
| The Impact & Legacy of the Holocaust on the Law | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Law | ||
| Employment Discrimination | ||
| Elder Law | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| International Business Contracting | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| Race and Law | ||
| Poverty Law: Legal Needs of the Underrepresented | ||
| Employment Law | ||
| Native American Law | ||
| Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Classroom Component | ||
| Faith, Morality and Law Seminar | ||
| Classroom Component-Juvenile Justice Clinic | ||
| Selected Research Topics (on the subject of bias, cross-cultural competency and/or racism law) | ||
| Selected Research Topics SA/UN ( cross-cultural competency and/or racism law) | ||
| Trademarks and Unfair Competition | ||
| Wrongful Convictions | ||
| Externship Classroom Component | ||
| Classroom Component-Milton Abrahams Legal Clinic | ||
| Pro Bono Service Distinction | ||
| Elective Courses | 25 | |
| Total Credits | 90-91 | |