LAWS C776 - Bar Exam Prep Programs

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

The course is available to all graduating students in the spring semester of their graduating year to assist with preparation for the Bar Examination. There is no cost to attend. Topics include a review of the substantive areas of law tested on the Multistate Bar Examination (Contracts, Torts, Real Property, Criminal Law, Evidence and Constitutional Law) and on the Essay and Performance Test portions of the Pennsylvania Bar Examination. The course provides an opportunity for students to take practice examinations that are graded and returned with comments. The Bar Examination Preparation Course is intended as a supplement to and not as a substitute for other bar preparation programs, to which students are encouraged to subscribe. Class sessions will be held on Saturdays for a total of 13 weeks. The Registrar will automatically enroll all graduating seniors in this Course. Attendance is not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged, and will be taken at all class sessions. Students who attend at least ten of the thirteen sessions will be awarded two academic credits. Grading for this course shall be AP (representing minimum attendance) or AN (no grade reported). It will not be included in the calculation of a student's grade point average. Pursuant to standards issued by the American Bar Association, credits earned for the Bar Preparation Course does not count towards the eighty-six credits required for graduation.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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