::Course Descriptions & Frequency

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The list below indicates how frequently courses are expected to be offered. It is intended as a guide only. The School of Law does not guarantee that courses will actually be offered as frequently as indicated or in the semester listed.

• Click the Course Name for a complete description.
• (R) following the course name indicates required course.
• (*) Courses marked by an asterisk may be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).
• Irregularly - Courses listed as taught irregularly will be offered when student interest and faculty availability warrant.
• Except for some skills classes, a class with enrollment of fewer than ten students is likely to be canceled.
• Changes may occur for other reasons, although reasonable efforts will be taken to avoid changes that unduly frustrate student expectations.

Courses (as of Spring 2009)

A-B (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Administrative Law** Prerequisite: Constititional Law 1	3	Every Fall
Admiralty	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Advanced Copyright Law Prerequisite:Intellectual Property	3	Annually/ Fall
Advanced Corporate Law Seminar	2	Irregularly
Advanced Criminal Procedure Prerequisite: Criminal Procedure	2	Irregularly
Advanced Evidence Seminar Prerequisite:Evidence	2	Irregularly
Advanced Family Law Prerequisites:All first-year courses, Evidence, Constitutional Law I & II, Family Law	3	Irregularly
Advanced Legal Research Prerequisites:Legal Research & Writing I & II	2	Irregularly
Advanced Trademark & Unfair Competition Law Prerequisite:Intellectual Property	2	Every Fall
Agency and Partnership	3	Every Fall
Alternative Dispute Resolution	2	Annually
Antitrust	3	Irregularly
Bankruptcy Recommended: Creditors' Rights	3	Every Spring
Bioethics & The Law	3	Irregularly
Business Planning Prerequisites:Any three of the following: Agency & Partnership; Corporations; Securities Regulation; or Taxation of Business Entities Recommended: Taxation of Gifts & Estates	2	Every Spring

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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C-D (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Cities & Towns, Law of Recommended: Constitutional Law I & II, Administrative Law	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Civil Procedure (R)	5	Annually
Civil Rights Recommended: Constitutional Law I & II	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Clinical Courses	Varies	Every Semester
Communications Skills Lab Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Professional Responsibility	1	Every Spring
Community Property Prerequisite: Property	2	Every Semester
Comparative Civil Liberties	2	Irregularly
Comparative Law	2	Every Other Year Next '09-'10
Comparative Women's Rights	3	Irregularly
Conflict of Laws Prerequisites:All first-year courses	2	Every Spring
Constitutional Law I (R)	3	Every Spring
Constitutional Law II (R) Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I	3	Every Semester
Consumer Law	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Contracts (R)	5	Annually
Corporations Prerequisite:Agency & Partnership	3	Every Spring
Creditors' Rights Prerequisite:Contracts, Property Recommended: Sales (Formerly UCC2)	3	Annually
Criminal Law (R)	3	Annually/ Fall
Criminal Procedure (R) Prerequisite:Constitutional Law I	3	Spring or Every Semester
Criminal Trial Process Prerequisite:Criminal Procedure	3	Annually
Death Penalty Seminar	2	Irregularly
Directed Research (See academic Rules 20 & 22)	1-2

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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E-F (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Education Law Recommended: Constitutional Law I & II, Administrative Law	3	Irregularly
Elder Law* Prerequisite:Trust & Wills	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Employment Discrimination Seminar	3	Irregularly
Employment Law Prerequisites:All first-year courses	3	Every Fall
Environmental Dispute Resolution	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Environmental Law - NEPA, ESA, CAA, & CWA Prerequisites:All first-year courses	3	Annually
Environmental Law - Toxic & Hazardous Waste Control Prerequisites:All first-year courses	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Environmental Litigation	2	Irregularly
Estate Planning Prerequisites:Taxation of Gifts & Estates	2	Every Spring
Ethical Issues in Representing Children**	2	Irregularly Next: '09-'10
Evidence (R)	3	Every Semester
Family Law Prerequisites:All first-year courses Recommended: Constitutional Law II, Evidence	3	Every Fall
Federal Indian Law	3	Annually
Federal Jurisdiction Prerequisite:Constitutional Law I	3	Annually
First Amendment Seminar Recommended: Constitutional Law I & II	2	Irregularly
Foundations of Appellate Law Prerequisite:Legal Research & Writing IV, or equivalent Moot Court experience	2	Every Spring
Fundamentals of Health Care Law	3	Annually

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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G-J (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Gonzaga Journal of International Law Prerequisite:Vested Member or Board Member	1-4	Annually
Health Care Fraud & Abuse Seminar Prerequisites:All first-year classes, Fundamentals of Health Care Law, Administrative Law	2	Irregularly
Immigration Law	3	Every Fall
Insurance Law Prerequisites:Contracts, Torts	3	Every Fall
Intellectual Property Prerequisites:All first-year courses	3	Every Semester
Intellectual Property - Transactions and Licensing Prerequisite:Intellectual Property	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
International Business Transactions Prerequisite:Corporations Recommended: International Law	3	Irregularly Next: '09-'10
International & Comparative Intellectual Property Law Prerequisite:Intellectual Property	3	Every Spring
International Cultural Heritage Law Prerequisites:All first-year courses	2	Irregularly
International Environmental Law**	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
International Human Rights	2	Annually
International Law Prerequisites:  All first-year courses	3	Every Fall
International Organizations Seminar Recommended: Prior course in international law	2	Irregularly
Jurisprudence**	2	Every Year
Jury Work	2	Irregularly
Justice and Society**	3	Every Other Year Next '09-'10
Juvenile Law**	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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L-M (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Labor Law I (Private Sector) Prerequisites:All first-year courses	3	Annually
Labor Law II (Public Sector) Prerequisite:Labor Law I	2	Irregularly
Landlord/Tenant Law Prerequisite:Property	2	Annually
Law Review - Editing Prerequisite:Membership in Law Review	4-6	Annually
Legal History Seminar	2	Irregularly Next: '09-'10
Legal Research and Writing I & II (R)	2 & 2	Fall & Spring
Legal Research and Writing III & IV (R) Prerequisites:Legal Research & Writing I & II	1 & 1	Fall & Spring
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Skills Prerequisite:Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Evidence	3	Every Semester
Media Law	2	Irregularly
Mental Disability Law	3	Irregularly
Moot Court Prerequisite:Permission of faculty coach	2

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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N-P (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
National Moot Court	2	Fall
Nonprofit Organizations Seminar	2	Irregularly Next: '09-'10
North American Free Trade	3	Irregularly
Oil and Gas Law	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Patent Prosecution and Litigation Prerequisite:Intellectual Property	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Payment Systems Prerequisite:Contracts   Recommended: Sales (formerly UCC 2)	3	Annually
Products Liability Prerequisite:Torts Recommended: Sales (formerly UCC 2)	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Professional Responsibility (R)	3	Every Semester
Property (R)	5	Annually
Public Benefits Law	3	Every OtherYear Next: '09-'10
Public Lands Law	3	Every OtherYear Next: '09-'10

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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R-S (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered
Real Estate Transactions** Prerequisite:Property	3	Annually
Remedies	2	Annually
Sales (formerly UCC 2)** Prerequisite:Contracts	3	Annually
Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Prerequisite:Selection by faculty coach	1	Annually
Securities Regulation	3	Every Fall
Sports Law	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
State Constitutional Law Prerequisite:Constitutional Law I & II	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10

* Course schedules are subject to change without notice.
** May be taught more frequently than listed (either every year if listed as every other; or every semester if listed as taught during only one semester).

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T-Z (R indicates Required Course)	Credits	Offered*
Taxation of Business Entities Recommended: Taxation of Individual Income	3	Annually
Taxation of Gifts and Estates	2	Every Fall
Taxation of Individual Income	3	Every Fall
Theory of Taxation	2	Irregularly
Torts (R)	5	Annually
Trial Advocacy Prerequisite:  Evidence	3	Every Semester
Trusts & Wills Prerequisites:All first-year courses	3	Annually
Trusts & Wills Skills Labs I & II Prerequisite:Completion of or Enrollment in Trusts & Wills	1 & 1	Fall & Spring
Washington Practice Prerequisite:None, but must be third-year student	3	Every Spring
Water Law	3	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
White-collar Crime Seminar	2	Irregularly
Women and The Law	2	Irregularly
Workers' Compensation Prerequisites:Evidence, Civil Procedure	2	Every Other Year Next: '09-'10
Zoning and Land Use Regulation Prerequisite: Property	3	Every Spring

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Selected Topics

Selected Topics	Credits	Offered*
Selected Topics: Animal Law Prerequisites:All first-year courses Recommended: Wills & Trusts, Administrative Law, Environmental Law	2	Irregularly Next: '09-'10
Selected Topics: Comparative Mental Disability Law & Human Rights	2
Selected Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 Recommended:     Federal Indian Law, Family Law	2
Selected Topics: Law of Sentencing & Corrections Prerequisite:     Criminal Law Recommended:    Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law	2

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