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SLSPA CURRICULUM

 

Summer Law School Preparation Academy

Coursework Descriptions and Requirements for a Certificate of Legal Reasoning

 

SLSPA students must complete 12 hours of coursework over the course of one or two summers to earn their Certificate of Legal Reasoning.  The cost of the SLSPA for students is normal UTSA tuition/fees and books for 12 credit hours during the Summer 2008. 

Phase I of the 2008 SLSPA will last from June 2-July 7 with Phase II taking place from July 9-August 14.

UTSA Tuition and Fees Summer 2008

 

Students Must Choose Three of the Following Courses:

 

SUBSTANTIVE LAW COURSES

LGS 4013 - Constitutional Analysis*

POL 3323 - Constitutional Law

(3-0) 3 hours credit
An examination of major constitutional issues, past and present, through the intensive study of leading cases. Recommended for pre-law students.

* LGS 4013  L&S: Constitutional Analysis and POL 3323 Con Law are cross-listed and cannot both be taken for credit

 

LGS 4013 - Issues in Law & Society: Torts*

BLW 4953 - Special Studies - Business Law: Torts

(3-0) 3 hours credit
This course provides students with the opportunity to analyze American tort law.  Topics may  include negligence, intentional torts, affirmative defenses, and legal damages as well as, vicarious, products and strict liability.  Students should be prepared to read, brief and discuss case law.

* LGS 4013 L&S: Torts and SS-BLW: Torts Law are cross-listed and cannot both be taken for credit

 

LGS 4013 - Issues in Law & Society: Law School Studies

(3-0) 3 hours credit.

Basic introduction to the primary subject areas covered in American law schools. Topics generally include Property, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, Family Law, Constitutional Law, and Professional Ethics. Topic coverage may extend to corporations, oil and gas, tax, or other more specialized topics. The course will better prepare students for the anticipated coursework and subject matter for the transition to law school.

 

LEGAL WRITING COURSES

ENG 4953 - Legal Technical Writing
(3-0) 3 hours credit

Focuses on argumentative discourse with applications for pre-law majors. Addresses appropriate responses (letters, memos, proposals) to issues and stresses logical thinking to analyze arguments. Instructs in editing conventions to produce clear, concise, coherent and correct prose.

 

LGS 3013 - Legal Research & Writing
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Provides students with the opportunity to explore the modes and sources of legal research, both traditional and electronic. CRJ 3613 Legal Research and Writing may be substituted for LGS 3013 in the LGS minor.

 

Students Must Choose Take the LSAT Prep Course:

 

LSAT RELATED PREPATORY COURSE

LGS 4013 - Issues in Law & Society: Analytical Reasoning, Logic and LSAT

(3-0) 3 hours credit

 

Summer Law School Preparation Academy

Offered Coursework Summer 2008

 

Summer Schedule 2008
 

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