Your First Year at GU

What First-year Students Can Expect

First-year students follow a carefully planned course of study, guided by mentors and advisors from the campus and community.

Curriculum:

We're excited about our new first-year curriculum, which was implemented in Fall 2009. It's designed to introduce you to skills-based instruction from the outset of your law-school career.

Fall Semester

• Civil Procedure
• Torts
• Perspectives on the Law
• Legal Research & Writing
• Litigation Skills & Professionalism Lab

Spring Semester

• Contracts
• Property
• Criminal Law
• Legal Research & Writing II
• Transactional Skills & Professionalism Lab

For a more detailed look at the first-year curriculum, click here.

Early Start Summer Program:

If you're admitted for fall, you may participate in our Early Start Summer Program. It allows you to enroll in one three-credit summer course.

Faculty Advisors:

At Orientation, you will be assigned an academic advisor. This advisor is a faculty member, who can help you handle the logistics of law school, including career planning and other personal matters.

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