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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of governmental regulation within Texas. An emphasis is placed upon Texas agencies with statewide jurisdiction that are subject to the provisions of the Texas Administrative Procedure Act. Particular emphasis is placed upon the procedural aspects of rulemaking and contested case proceedings along with a study of the scope of judicial review exercised by the courts over such agency actions.
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3.00 Credits
The study of the law applicable to transactions connected in whole or in part with two or more jurisdictions. The general problems connected with jurisdiction of courts, foreign judgments, the application of federal constitutional provisions, and the choice of law are considered together with the rules governing certain specific types of controversies arising in the fields of workers' compensation, torts, contracts, property, business organizations, and family law.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to our judicial process as a method of dispute resolution.The focus of this course is on the choices open to litigants and how the rules of procedure facilitate or prevent the attainments of those objectives.Major areas of concentration include our system of pleading, jurisdiction, federalism, preclusion, and the rules that regulate the joinder of parties and claims.
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4.00 Credits
A comprehensive survey of the law of contracts both at common law and under the Uniform Commercial Code.This course examines the legal and equitable remedies for enforcing contracts, the creation of promissory liability, contract interpretation, performance and excuse, standards of fairness and restrictions on the bargaining process, express and implied conditions and the rights of third parties.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the standards and principles governing compensation at law for private wrongs, including the basic principles of intentional wrongs, negligence, strict liability, and the defenses thereto. Four hours a week for each of two quarters.
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4.00 Credits
A study through the use of statutes, of the processes by which legislative and administrative policy is translated into law and applied by the politically responsible agencies. Areas included are separation of powers, delegation, statutory construction, rule making, and adjudication.
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4.00 Credits
A study of basic agency principles and the law governing the formation and operation of corporations, general and limited partnerships (including limited liability partnerships), and limited liability companies.The course requires the study of common law and the Texas Business Organizations Code.
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5.00 Credits
A study of the gratuitous transfers of wealth, including wills, intestate succession, trusts and other non-testamentary transfers.The course also covers the property rights of spouses under the Texas community property system.
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5.00 Credits
Practice Court II, taken in the first quarter of the Practice Court Program, is an intensive, in-depth study of trial procedure, evidence law and trial advocacy. Classroom instruction focuses primarily upon a detailed study of the rules of procedure and evidence, including the practical use of the rules in the litigation process. Courtroom "lab" instruction includes lectures in trial advocacy, followed by exercises in opening statements, witness examination, and closing arguments. Students also try a number of jury cases or "mini-trials."
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5.00 Credits
The first quarter of the Practice Court Program starts with Practice Court I, and immerses students in the strategies and procedures for developing a court case from inception of the case through final preparation for trial. Students learn to properly construct - and attack - the various pleadings for the case, from the standpoint of both the plaintiff and the defendant. They work through the planning and development process for written discovery and depositions - including exposure to the challenges of electronic discovery and document management - that lay the foundation for success in court. Pleading and discovery exercises are coordinated with the trial exercises of Practice Court II.
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