JURIS DOCTOR (JD) CURRICULUM

First Year

First Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
101 Persons and Family Relation 4
103 Constitutional Law 3
105 Criminal Law I 3
107 Legal English I 2
109 Legal Writing 2
111 Legal Research 2
113 Statutory Construction 2

Second Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
102 Obligations and Contracts 5
104 Constitutional Law II 3
106 Criminal Law 4
108 Legal English II 2
110 Legal Technique and Logic 2
112 Basic Legal Ethics 3

Second Year

First Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
201 Property 4
203 Sales 2
205 Criminal Procedure 3
207 Labor Law I 3
209 Agrarian Law and Social Legislation 2
211 Land Titles and Deeds 2
213 Human Rights Law 2
215 Human Resources and Environmental Law 3

Second Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
202 Civil Procedure 4
204 Negotiable Instruments 3
206 Credit Transactions 3
208 Labor Law II 3
210 Administrative and Election Laws 2
212 Public International Law 3
214 Alternative Dispute Resolution 2

Third Year

First Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
301 Succession 4
303 Agency, Trust and Partnership 3
305 Taxation I 3
307 Transportation 2
309 Insurance 2
311 Conflict of Laws 2
313 Legal Medicine 1
315 Elective (Arbitration Seminar) 2

Second Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
302 Evidence 4
304 Corporation Law 4
306 Taxation II 3
308 Special Proceedings 2
310 Torts and Damages 2
312 Legal Forms 2
314 Problem Areas in Legal Ethics 3

Fourth Year

First Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
401 Constitutional Law 4
403 Civil Law Review 4
405 Criminal Law Review 4
407 Remedial Law Review I 3
409 Practice Court I 2
411 Labor Law Review 2
413 Elective (Advance Constitutional Law Seminar) 2

Second Semester
Course No. Descriptive Title No. of Units
402 Remedial Law Review II 3
404 Civil Law Review II 3
406 Commercial Law Review 4
408 Tax Law Review 2
410 Practice Court II 2
412 Legal Counseling and Social Responsibility 2
414 Elective (Copyright and Intellectual Property Seminar) 2