Required Course

Upper Level Writing Requirements

To fulfill The Upper Level Writing Requirement,  students must enroll in one of the approved courses and satisfactorily complete the assignments in the course. Merely obtaining a minimal passing grade in such a course does not necessarily satisfy the upper level writing requirement. The upper level writing requirement may also be satisfied by a directed study project.

The Upper Level Writing Requirement must be completed after a student completes Legal Writing II and before a student begins his or her final semester of law school.

Satisfactory completion of the assignments in any of the approved courses shall include:

1. A final written product that meets professional standards both in its substance and in its writing style; and

2. A final product or products that are equal in length and difficulty to a 15 page appellate brief; and

3. One of the following:

A. At least two drafts of two or more of the writing assignments; or

B. A series of assignments related to one substantial writing assignment, such as a sequence that includes a research plan or a research log, a detailed outline, and at least two drafts.

Courses may be approved to fulfill the upper level writing requirement if they:

1. Require satisfactory completion of the assignments listed above; and

2. Provide a substantial written and oral feedback on writing assignments; and

3. Use writing assignments as the basis for 50% or more of the students' grade.