Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University Required Courses and Courses offered in 2013-2014 that satisfy Graduation Requirements1 for students entering 2012 Required Core Curriculum a Civil Procedure b Contracts c Criminal Law d Legal Research, Writing & Advocacy e Legislation & the Regulatory State f Property g Torts h Constitutional Law (full year course, offered beginning in the summer or the fall both day and evening) a b c d e f Other Course Requirements2 Evidence Legal Profession3 Perspective Requirement See below 3rd Semester Legal Writing Course See below Upper Level Writing Requirement See below Skills Requirement See below Note: Courses that satisfy the Perspective, 3rd Semester of Legal Writing ULWR and Skills requirements change from year to year While many courses are offered every year, not all are, and often we add new courses Spring 2014 courses are tentative Check the final Spring 2014schedule for updates & changes 2A Perspective Requirement Courses that satisfy the Perspective Requirement for the Summer 2013, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 terms are listed below They are designated by the number on the course schedule Summer Jurisprudence, L554/51, TTh, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Wilson Fall Day Ancient Athenian Law, L570/1, M, 1-2:40 PM – Dean Sundahl Women & Law, L631/1, TTh, 1:20-2:35 PM – Professor Cherry Fall Late Afternoon Theories of Justice, L559/51, TTh, 4:15-5:45 PM – Professor Forte Fall Evening Biomedical Ethics, L605/61, MW, 6-7:15 PM – Professor Lewis You must complete 90 credits to graduate All of these courses are one semester Note: Applicants for admission to the Ohio bar and most other states must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) You may sit for the Ohio bar exam without having passed the MPRE, but cannot be admitted to practice until you have passed both exams The MPRE is administered three times per year Students frequently take Legal Profession, L643, before taking the MPRE The Legal Profession course is not, however, designed to fully prepare students for the MPRE exam Additional information about the MPRE, including Study Guides and a practice exam, is available on the National Conference of Bar Examiner’s home page, www.ncbex.org Advising Course Requirements 2013-2014 1L version c Comp Law: Canon Law, L581/61, W, 8-9:40 PM – Professor Moran Psychiatry & Law, L558/61, MW, 6-7:15 PM – Professor Schweighoefer Sexual Orientation & Law, L563/61, TTh, 6-7:15 PM – Professor Becker Spring Day Comparative Constitutional Law, L567/1, Th, 9-10:40 AM – Professor Ray Jurisprudence, L554/1, MW, 2:45-4:00 PM – Professor Wilson Theories of Justice, L559/1, TTh, 2:45-4:00 PM – Professor Gelman Spring Evening International Law, L553/61, TTh, 6-7:15 PM – Professor Sterio 2B Third Semester of Legal Writing Each student is required to take a third semester of legal writing in addition to the core Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy Course and a course that satisfies the ULWR (see below) Normally, students take the third semester course during the Fall or Spring of the second year for full-time students or the Spring of the second year or the Fall or Spring of the third year for part-time students They are designated by the number 12 on the course schedules Courses that satisfy the Third Semester of Legal Writing for the Summer 2013, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 terms are: Summer Evening Legal Writing & Litigation, L792B/61, MW, 8-9:40 PM – Professor Frondorf Fall Day Advanced Brief Writing, L615B/1, TTh, 8:15-9:05 AM – Professors Traska & Broering-Jacobs Legal Drafting: Business Deal, L798/1, W, 8:10-9:50 AM – Professor Leung Legal Drafting: General, L778/1, TTh, 1:30-2:20 PM – Professor Glassman Scholarly Writing, L791/1, T, 9-10:40 AM – Professor Rubin-Kugelman Fall Late Afternoon Advanced Brief Writing, L615B/51, M, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Montgomery Advanced Brief Writing, L615B/52, T, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Cahoon Curtis Scholarly Writing, L791/51, Th, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Frondorf Fall Evening Advanced Brief Writing, L615B/61, T, 7:30-9:10PM – Professor Bennett Legal Drafting: Genl, L778/61, Th, 7:30-9:10 PM – Professor Stelter Legal Writing & Litigation, L792B/61, W, 8-9:40 PM – Professor Harvey Scholarly Writing, L791/61, T, 7:30-9:10 PM – Staff Spring Day Legal Drafting: Genl, L778/1, TTh, 1:30-2:20 PM – Professor Glassman Legal Writing & Litigation, L792B/1, W, 8:15-9:55 AM – Professor Audey Spring Evening Health Care Transactions, L776/61, MW, 8:00-9:15 PM – Professor Lutz Legal Drafting: Business Deal, L798/61, T, 7:30-9:10 PM – Professor Broering-Jacobs 2C Upper Level Writing Requirement The purpose of the Upper Level Writing requirement is for each student to undertake at least one extensive research and writing experience (in addition to Legal Writing, Research and Advocacy) prior to graduation The goal of the requirement is for each student to demonstrate his or her writing, research, analytical, and organizational skills by producing one substantial written product under the direction of a faculty supervisor Advising Course Requirements 2013-2014 1L version The Upper Level Writing requirement may be met by satisfactory completion of a seminar or specified upper level course for which a substantial paper is required or satisfactory completion of an appropriate two or three semesterhour Independent Legal Research, L860, project Satisfactory completion of courses designated with the number (5) on the course schedule or by completion of the optional research paper in courses designated with the number (5a) on the schedule will meet the Upper Level Writing Requirement Some courses may be offered with a paper option in one term and not in another or not when offered by a different instructor Do not assume that a particular course has a paper option merely because the course was offered with a paper option in the past If the denotation (5) or (5a) does not appear on the schedule, and, for some reason you think the course might satisfy the requirement, check with Assistant Dean Jean Lifter Courses designated as satisfying the Upper Level Writing Requirement for the Summer 2013, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 terms are: Summer Late Afternoon Jurisprudence, L554C/51, TTh, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Wilson (paper option Summer Evening First Amendment, L680/61, TTh, 8-9:40 PM – Professor Gard (paper option) Fall Day Ancient Athenian Law, L570/1, M, 1-2:40 PM – Dean Sundahl Capital Punishment, L679/1, MW, 10:45 AM - 12:00 Noon – Professor Crocker (paper option) Non-Profit Corp, L722/1, Th, 1-2:40 PM – Professor McKinley Theories of Justice, L559/51, TTh, 4:15-5:45 PM – Professor Forte Fall Evening Biomedical Ethics, L605/61, MW, 6-7:15 PM – Professor Lewis (paper option) FLSA, L739/61, Th, 7:30-9:10 PM – Professors Bristol and Lazzaro Spring Day Constitutional Law Sem: 20th Century Constitutional History, L707/1, W, 1-2:40 PM – Professor Gelman Constitutional Law Sem: Supreme Court, L707/2, TTh, 9-10:15 AM – Professor Baughman Financial Inst Integrity Sem, L743/900, TBD– Professor Gordon of CWRU – at CWRU course will not satisfy ULW Law & American Political Economy, L755/1, W, 10:45 AM-12:25 PM – Professor Wilson Spring Late Afternoon Criminal Felony Sentencing, L626/51, Th, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Gwin course will not satisfy ULW Ohio Local Gov’t Law Seminar, L784/51, Th, 4:10-5:50 PM – Professor Babbit Spring Evening Land Use Control, L608C & D/61 & 62, W, 6-9:50 PM – Professor Keating Moot Court, L806, which is only open to students who are selected for interscholastic moot court competitions, also satisfies the Upper Level Writing Requirement A two or three semester hour Independent Legal Research, L860 project may also satisfy the requirement A faculty member, including full-time faculty, legal writing instructors, and clinical instructors, must supervise every Independent Legal Research project An Associate Dean must approve any project to be supervised by an adjunct faculty member The faculty member must sign a form, available in the Student Services Center, indicating that he or she is willing to supervise the project and specifying how many hours of credit are involved The completed form must be returned to law school Records Officer or Dean Lifter, who will approve registration for the Independent Legal Research credit Advising Course Requirements 2013-2014 1L version A maximum of three semester hours of Independent Legal Research credit may be elected to count toward the J.D degree Students who are invited, either on the basis of grades or on the basis of the Summer Writing Competition, to join the staff of either the Cleveland State Law Review or the Journal of Law and Health are required to complete a student note as staff members This is often done in conjunction with an Independent Legal Research project - the paper is ultimately turned in to both the law review (or journal) editors and to the faculty member supervising the project Students may sign up for this credit during the Fall or Spring semester that they are serving on the review or journal staff Normally, students produce a paper of a minimum of 24 pages, excluding footnotes, for two hours and a minimum of 36 pages, excluding footnotes, for three hours for Independent Legal Research credit Note: Supervising faculty may exercise the discretion to award credit but withhold upper level writing certification for a project whether completed for Independent Legal Research or in a course or seminar in which a paper is required or is an option 2D Experiential Skills Requirement Students admitted in 2012 and thereafter must complete a Clinic or Externship for a minimum of credit hours Courses satisfying the requirement are designated on the course schedule with the number 17 Advising Course Requirements 2013-2014 1L version