Beyond the required and menu first and
second year core instructional offerings, each student is required to complete a series of additional instructional offerings designed to prepare the student for Bar passage, and instill the necessary skill sets for general or specialized practice upon graduation. These offerings are listed here in
four categories. For full information on prerequisites and co-requisites, please consult the Course Descriptions.
a) The approved
Upper Level Writing Requirement offerings
(1 course required or the equivalent alternative allowed under the academic code)b) Experiential Learning
(6 credits required)c) Professional Responsibility
(1 required course)d) Multistate Bar Exam Lab and Florida Bar Exam Lab
(2 required courses or an exemption allowed under the academic code for non-Florida Bar exam takers)(a) Students must complete an upper level writing requirement (satisfied through any approved writing requirement courses, or through approval of a Law Review/Journal paper. Students must earn a C+ or better for the writing requirement course, which can be completed any time in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year).
a) The approved Upper Level Writing Requirement offerings when taught by full-time faculty or emeritus faculty are:
- American Legal History Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0793 (online) or LAW 0794
- Animal Law Legislation Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0795
- Appellate Practice Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0874 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Art Law Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0643
- Bioethics Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0897
- Business Planning Workshop (3 credits) LAW 0807 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Caribbean Law Seminar (2 credits) LAW 4674
- Caribbean Law Seminar Online (2 credits) LAW XXXX
- Civil Rights Litigation Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0615
- Comparative Corporate Governance Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 1060
- Comparative Law Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0668
- Current Constitutional Issues Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0796
- Elder Law Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0737
- Environmental Enforcement Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0780
- Estate Planning Workshop (3 credits) LAW 0725 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Florida Land Development Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1016 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Jewish Law Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 1074
- Jurisprudence Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0735
- Law, Finance and Markets Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 4678
- Law and Literature Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0718
- Law and Medicine Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0895
- Legislation Seminar (2 Credits) LAW 0859
b) Experiential Learning (6 Credits required)
- Appellate Practice Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0874 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Bankruptcy Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0601
- Business Planning Workshop (3 credits) LAW 0807 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Charitable Organizations Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1051
- Children and Families Clinic - Full-Time (6-12 Credits) LAW 0929
- Civil Field Placement Clinic Full Time (6-12 Credits) LAW 0829
- Civil Pre-Trial Practice (3 Credits) LAW 0517
- Consumer Bankruptcy Field Placement (4-5 Credits) LAW 1851
- Consumer Protection Internship Clinic (3 Credits) LAW 0929
- Criminal Justice Field Placement Clinic (9 Credits) LAW 0853
- Criminal Pre-Trial Practice (2 Credits) LAW 0711
- Criminal Procedure II Workshop, (2 Credits) LAW 0634
- Death Penalty Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0018
- Dependency Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 2001
- Dispute Resolution Clinic Placement (8 Credits) LAW 0844
- Drafting and Negotiating Intellectual Property Licenses (2 Credits) LAW 0600
- Electronic Discovery, Digital Evidence and Information Governance Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0200
- Estate Planning Workshop (3 credits) LAW 0725 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Florida Land Development Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1016 (may use to satisfy the upper level writing requirement OR the experiential learning requirement but not both)
- Health Law Workshop (3 credits) LAW 1044
- Interviewing and Counseling (2 Credits) LAW 1062
- Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating (3 Credits) LAW 0665
- Judicial Field Placement (3 Credits) LAW 0799
- Landlord Tenant Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1070
- Law Office Management Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0651
- Law Practice Business and Technology (2 Credits) LAW 0092
- Lawyers as Advocates: Rhetoric, Modes of Persuasion & Public Policy Campaigns (2 Credits) LAW 1000
- Legal Drafting Workshop (2 credits) LAW 0752
- Mediation Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0522
- Negotiating Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0672 or online LAW 4672
- Patent Prosecution (2 Credits) LAW 0819
- Post-Conviction Relief Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1001
- Probate Law Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0713
- Real Property Transactions Workshop (3 Credits) LAW 0751
- Real Property Complex Transactions Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1151
- Sentencing Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1076
- Street Law Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 1005
- Trial Advocacy (3 Credits) LAW 0890
- Will Drafting Workshop (2 Credits) LAW 0524
c. Professional Responsibility (1 course)
All students are required to take the course Professional Responsibility (3 Credits) LAW 0649 during any semester AFTER their first year. This is a fundamental, foundational course examining the lawyer's professional role and social responsibilities, and emphasizing the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Topics include disclosure and confidentiality, conflicts of interest, fees, advertising, group legal services, corporate counsel, and pro bono representation. The course also introduces students to the Code of Judicial Conduct. It impacts every area of study. Students should consider when they plan to sit for the national Multi-state Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) (available August and November to students completing their first year of law school) and plan the course into their schedule accordingly. Students should note that under the rules of admission to the Florida Bar, a valid passing MPRE score must be obtained within 25 months of passing the Florida Bar examination, or sit for the MPRE again. Students sitting for a bar exam in another jurisdiction must check their local bar rules for the time period in which a passing MPRE score may be obtained.
d. Multistate Bar Exam Lab and Florida Bar Exam Lab (2 courses)
NSU Law requires two mandatory courses to give students the skills needed to prepare for the bar exam. One course focuses on the subjects tested on the Multistate portion of the bar exam, while the second required course focuses on the subjects tested on the Florida portion of the bar exam. Students are required to take these two courses in the last two semesters before graduation. These courses are available in person, and in certain instances, on-line. Students registered to sit for a bar exam in a state other than Florida may be exempt from taking the Florida Bar Exam Lab upon the approval in writing of the Associate Dean for the Academic Success and Professionalism Program. The courses are listed in the course catalog as:
Students should consult the Code of Academic Regulations for more information about which semester during their last two semesters to take each course, options for part-time and clinic students, as well as special options for students sitting for another state’s Bar exam.
3L/4L Academic Success and Professionalism Program (ASP) Curriculum
(Full or Part-Time Division, students must take both of these lab courses, totaling 3 credits, in their final two semesters of law school.)
| Fall or Spring, during final two semesters |
Fall or Spring, during final two semesters |
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Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) LAB ( 1 Credit) LAW 1831
Mandatory for all students
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Florida Bar Exam (FBE) Lab (2 Credit) LAW 1833
Mandatory for all students, unless sufficient proof is submitted that student will not take the Florida Bar Exam
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| 1 Credit |
2 Credits |
This section is designed to provide additional guidance to students attempting to plan a “roadmap” of their course selection, and is organized based on general subject matter. Because course selection and sequencing can involve many variables unique to each student and situation, these suggestions should be considered in that context, and students are encouraged to discuss their choices with individual faculty members, whose perspectives on these choices could vary.