JD/MPA Course Plan Checklist

Hours¹

First Year Law Classes²

3 ___³ Contracts I

3 ___ Property I

3 ___ Civil Procedure I

3 ___ Legal Writing I

3 ___ Criminal Law

3 ___ Contracts II

3 ___ Property II

3 ___ Civil Procedure II

2 ___ Legal Writing II

4 ___ Torts

(30hrs)

 

 

Additional Required Law Classes

4 ___ Constitutional Law

3 ___ Professional Responsibility

2 ___ Legal Writing III

(9hrs)

 

 

Law Skills Course

3 ___ Appropriate Course_______________________

(3hrs)

 

MPA Law Concentration Courses in Law School

_ ___ Appropriate Course  _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course  _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course  _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course  _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course  _______________________

(15hrs)

 

Law Electives to satisfy Law School Requirements⁶

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

_ ___ Appropriate Course (2, 3, or 4 hours) _______________________

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MPA Program Requirements

3 ___ Quantitative Methods ( PADM 5803)

3 ___ Public Management Information Systems (PADM 5813)

3 ___  Seminar in Public Administration ( PLSC 5193)

(9hrs)

 

MPA Portfolio

0 ___ Pass/Fail Final Portfolio Submission

 

 

MA Courses Transferable to Law School (select 9hrs from the following)

3 ___ PLSC 5103 (Human Behavior in Complex Organizations)

3 ___ PLSC 5113 (Human Resource Management)

3 ___ PLSC 5123 (Public Budgeting/Finance)

3 ___ PLSC 5163 (Public Policy)

(9hrs)

 

 

MPA (Remaining Core Courses; may include internship) to up add to 42 hrs)

3 ___ Appropriate Course_______________________

3 ___ Appropriate Course_______________________

3 ___ Appropriate Course_______________________

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¹ Fill in the appropriate number of hours when there is a blank in the Hours column.

² If a column title contains “Law”, then the course must be taken in the law school. If a column title contains “MPA”, then the course must be taken in the graduate school.

³ Place an “X” on this line after a course has been completed. Remember, no course may be used more than once on this checklist.

⁴ Fill in the appropriate course name.

⁴ Fill in this blank with the appropriate number of hours totaled from this section.

⁵ This column must add up to the number of courses to satisfy the 90 hrs of law courses (minus the 9hrs that are joined courses).