2026 SLSPA Curriculum
All three-credit classes meet in person, Monday through Friday, and times are tentative. Summer Law School Preparation Academy students enrolled in both 3-credit courses during Phase I (the first five-week summer term, F) are eligible for enrollment in UCS 4000 Law School Experience I. Students who complete both two 3-credit courses during Phase I and are concurrently enrolled in both two 3-credit courses during Phase II (the second five-week summer term, S) are eligible to enroll in UCS4100 Law School Experience II (LSAT workshops).
2026 Summer Law School Preparation Academy Schedule
Phase I: First Five-Week Summer Term (F) May 26 - June 30
PHI 2043. Introductory Logic. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours. Traditional, in person. 9:15am - 10:45am
Introduces students to some of the modern formal systems used to distinguish between good and bad forms of reasoning in either or both deductive or inductive realms. Topics may include translation from natural to formal languages, probability theory, scientific inductive reasoning, Bayesian reasoning, propositional calculus, predicate calculus, other kinds of formal deductive reasoning (e.g., modal, deontic or belief logics), natural deduction and/or other formal proof methods, problems in philosophical logic (denoting, elementary meta-logic, consistency and completeness of formal systems, elementary model theory etc).
PAL 3343. Constitutional Analysis. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours. Traditional, in person. 11:00am – 12:30pm
An analysis of constitutional cases with close attention to alternative modes of interpretation and the role of precedent in judicial decision-making. Students will learn how to brief cases and will be expected to answer questions about assigned cases in class.
UCS 4000. Law School Experience I. (0-0) 0 Credit Hours. 2:30pm-4:00pm. Traditional, in person. 2:30pm - 4pm
The course is designed to introduce students to law school and the legal profession and strengthen their desire to pursue a law degree. Students will have the opportunity to: 1) take mock law school lectures to learn what is expected from them in law school, 2) learn about law school application and admissions, 3) understand the real cost of a law degree, 4) have an idea of different legal fields and career choices, and 5) network with law professionals as knowledgeable resources for students’ academic and professional legal career.
Phase II: Second Five-Week Summer Term (F) July 1 - August 4
PAL 3023. Legal Research and Writing. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours. Traditional, in person. 9:15am – 10:45am
Provides students with the opportunity to explore the modes and sources of legal research, both traditional and electronic.
PAL 3863. Contracts. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours. Traditional, in person. 11:00am – 12:30pm
An introduction to contract law, including topics such as offer and acceptance, consideration, contracts enforceable without consideration, defenses to enforcement of contracts, terms of contracts and their interpretation, performance and breach of contracts, remedies for breach, third-party beneficiaries, and assignments.
UCS 4100. Law School Experience II. (0-0) 0 Credit Hours. Online only. Mostly M, W, and F. 2:30pm – 4:00pm.
This course is designed to introduce students to the elements of analytical reasoning and critical thinking, including the clear and precise use of language, deduction, induction, conditional reasoning, analogy, and logic, and to apply the principles of reasoning and logic in preparation for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Prerequisites are the completion of the two SLSPA 3-credit courses during Phase I and concurrent enrollment in the two SLSPA 3-credit courses during Phase II.
