                    Spring 2026 Course Offerings                                                        Updated March 4, 2025

KEY:

WUFS = Writing Unit Faculty Supervised
WUNS = Writing Unit Not Faculty Supervised
WU? = Writing Unit may be available with instructor permission

CC = Co-Curricular
Exp = Experiential Unit
Req = Required for JD

*= counts toward Faculty Instruction hours

Per ABA rules JD students have priority in registering for all courses except as noted.

First Year Courses

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

LAW:8006* -
LAW:8006* -
LAW:8006* -

LAW:8010* -
LAW:8010* -
LAW:8010* -

LAW:8022* -
LAW:8022* -
LAW:8022* -

LAW:8033*- 1
LAW:8033*- 2
LAW:8033*- 3
LAW:8033*- 4
LAW:8033*- 5
LAW:8033*- 6
LAW:8033*- 7
LAW:8033*- 8
LAW:8033*- 9
LAW:8033*- 10

Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure

Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law I
Constitutional Law I

Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Law

Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I
Legal Analysis, Writing, & Research I

S. Elias
Rantanen
TBD

Bohannan
Grewal
Jordan

Diamantis
Hughes
TBD

Gaynor
Gaynor
Ksobiech
Ksobiech
Crouse
TBD
Liebig
Liebig
Sheerin
Sheerin

4
4
4

3
3
3

3
3
3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

Req
Req
Req

Req
Req
Req

Req
Req
Req

Req
Req
Req
Req
Req
Req
Req
Req
Req
Req

January Intersession Courses – between January 5-16

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

LAW:8880*

Baseball Salary Arbitration

LAW:8881*

College Athletics Infractions Process

LAW:9873*
LAW:9055*
LAW:8653*
LAW:8660*
LAW:8720*

Contract Drafting Bootcamp
Jury Focus Groups
Juries and Jury Selection
Justice101: Street Law Fundamentals
Mediation-various dates into main semester

Matheson

Matheson

Crouse
Semelroth, Hughes
Semelroth, Hughes
Pound, Lodge
Gittler

LAW:9060*
LWAB:8825*

Trial Advocacy
London Study Abroad-Dec. 26-Jan. 7 tentative

Guernsey
S. Elias

1-3

1-2

1
1
Exp
1
3

2
2

Exp

Exp

Exp

Exp
Exp

Exp

For fall students moving to
competition
For fall students moving to
competition
May not also take LAW:9874

Various dates January 8-
March 1, counts as January
Intersession

Yes

No
Yes

LAW:8460

Yes
Application

May Intersession Courses – between May 16-22

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

LAW:8216*
LAW:8125*
LAW:9060*
LWAB:8230*

Civil Procedure Pre-Trial Theory and Practice
State Legal Research: Iowa
Trial Advocacy
France Summer Program Part I ( remaining weeks during Summer
session)

David
Library TBD
Guernsey
Wing, Amado, TBD

1
1
2
6

Exp
Exp
Exp

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?

LAW:8460

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Application

Upper Level Courses

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

LAW:8028*
LAW:8146*
LAW:8194*

LAW:8331*
LAW:9011*
LAW:8263*
LAW:8280*
LAW:8301*
LAW:8307*
LAW:8320*

LAW:8350*
LAW:8266*
LAW:8433*
LAW:8453*

LAW:8460*
LAW:8481*
LAW:8467*
LAW:8593*
LAW:8649*
LAW:xxxx
LAW:8584*
LAW:9705*
LAW:8643*
LAW:8819*
LAW:8670*
LAW:8726*
LAW:8755*
LAW:8791*
LAW:8856*
LAW:8877*
LAW:8954*
LAW:8992*
LAW:8993*
LAW:9041*
LAW:9490*
LAW:9423*

Advanced Bar Prep
Antitrust Law
Basic Federal Income Taxation

Business Associations
Client-Centered Public Defense
Comparative Law
Constitutional Law II
Copyrights
Corporate Finance
Corporate and Partnership Taxation

Anderson, Hughes, others
Sullivan
Dick

TBD
Bennett
S. Elias
Tilley
Bohannan
TBD
Dick

Criminal Procedure: Investigation
English and Euro Legal History: Aspects of Marriage, Gender, Prop
Environmental Law
European Union Business and Competition/Antitrust Law

Hughes
Bonfield
Roesler
Bonfield

Evidence
Federal Courts
Family Law
Federal Indian Law
Foundations of International Law
Health law course TBD
Insurance Law
International Human Rights
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Judicial Remedies
Labor Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Nonprofit Organizations: Advocacy, Collaboration, & Fundraising
Professional Responsibility
Securities Regulation
Sex-Based Discrimination
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Water Law
Water Pollution Law
Vis International Moot Court
Independent Research
Tutorial

Sullivan
Guernsey
TBD
Berger
S. Elias
Prince
Prince
Metcalf
Rantanen
Lens
Linder
TBD
Thelen
Metcalf
Yockey
Wing
Lodge
Carlson
Andersen
Bonfield
ARR
ARR

3
3
4

3
3

3
3
3
4

3
2
3
2-3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1-2
1-3
ARR

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

Hybrid

Only for graduating students

Req

Yes

Online

Application

LAW:8331
LAW:8194

Hybrid

1 WUFS with 3
credit option

Open to students in MAc
program.
1L Elective

Not available to students who
previously took LAW:8929 or
LAW:8322
1L Elective

1L Elective

1L Elective?

1L Elective

1L Elective
1L Elective ; open to non-Law

1L Elective

LAW:8331

Req

Yes

1L Elective

Hybrid

1 WUFS
1-3 WUFS

Hybrid

Application

1L Elective

Faculty permission
Faculty permission

Experiential Courses – 6 experiential credits (exp) required for JD

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

LAW:9311*

Advanced Human Rights Initiative Clinic (new course in progress)  Metcalf

LAW:8123*
LAW:8121*
LAW:9037/1*

Advanced Legal Research
Adv. Legal Research Specialized: TBD
Advanced Moot Court Competition Team: Baskerville Team

TBD Library
TBD Library
Guernsey

LAW:9037/2*

Advanced Moot Court Competition Team: Env Law Team

TBD

LAW:8158*
LAW:8224*
LAW:8498*
LAW:9028*

LAW:8720*
LAW:9033*
LAW:xxxx*
LAW:8879*
LAW:9066*

Arbitration Principles and Practice
Client Counseling (Feb. 6, 13, 20, and 27)
Federal Sentencing Advocacy
Jessup Moot Court Competition Team

Mediation: Theory and Practice (begins Jan. Intersession)
National Moot Court Competition Team
NIL: Simulated Agency Experience (new course in progress)
Sports Law
Stephenson Trial Advocacy Team

TBD
Fisher Page
Lightfoot, TBD
Farrell

Gittler
Ksobiech
Matheson
Matheson
Merritt, Depalma

3

2
1
1

1

2
1
2
1

3
1
3
3
1

Exp

Exp
Exp
Exp,
Optional WUNS
Exp,
Optional WUNS
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp,
Optional WUNS
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?
LAW:8572

LAW:9021

LAW:9021

LAW:9010,
LAW:9038

AAI, VOB

LAW:9060

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

Yes

Yes
Yes
No

No

Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Yes
No

Yes
No

Cannot enroll in clinic or field
placement at same time

AAII progression

AAII progression

AAII progression

Various dates

Selected from LAW:9060
students

Clinics and Field Placements – provide experiential units; applications required

LAW:9302:0001*
LAW:9302:0002*
LAW:9302:0003*
LAW:9302:0004*
LAW:9302:0005*
LAW:9303:0001*
LAW:9303:0002*
LAW:9303:0003*
LAW:9303:0004*
LAW:9303:0005*

Clinical Law Program: Federal Criminal Defense Clinic
Clinical Law Program: Technology Law Clinic
Clinical Law Program: Immigration Law Clinic
Clinical Law Program: Community Empowerment Law Project
Clinical Law Program: Federal Impact Litigation Clinic
Advanced Clinical Law Program: Federal Criminal Defense Clinic
Advanced Clinical Law Program: Technology Law Clinic
Advanced Clinical Law Program: Immigration Law Clinic
Adv Clinical Law Program: Community Empowerment Law Project
Advanced Clinical Law Program: Federal Impact Litigation Clinic

Guernsey
Graham
B. Elias
Fisher Page
Goettel
Guernsey
Graham
B. Elias
Fisher Page
Goettel

LAW:9331*

Field Placement: General

LAW:9332*

Field Placement: Advanced

LAW:9322*

Field Placement: Judicial

TBD

TBD

TBD

ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR
ARR

ARR

ARR

ARR

Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp
Exp

Exp

Exp

Exp

Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application

Application

Application

Application

Only seminar credits count
toward fac instruction hours
Only seminar credits count
toward fac instruction hours
Only seminar credits count
toward fac instruction hours

Co-Curricular Courses – no more than 6 co-curricular credits may count toward the JD

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

LAW:9046
LAW:9062
LAW:9038
LAW:9021
LAW:9115
LAW:9118
LAW:9124
LAW:9127
LAW:9142
LAW:9145
LAW:9163
LAW:9166

Moot Court Board
Trial Advocacy Board
Jessup International Moot Court Competition
Van Oosterhout/Baskerville Domestic Competition
Iowa Law Review
Editor Law Review
Journal of Corporation Law
Editor Journal of Corporation Law
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
Editor Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems
Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice
Editor Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice

Ksobiech
Hughes
Ksobiech
Ksobiech
Yockey
Yockey
Miller
Miller
Farrell
Farrell
Dick
Dick

1-2
1
1
1
1
ARR
1
ARR
1
ARR
1
ARR

1 WU

1 WUNS
1 WUNS
1 WUNS

1 WUNS

1 WUNS

1 WUNS

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?
LAW:9046 Fall
LAW:9062 Fall
LAW:9010

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit
Applies to Co-Curricular Limit

Seminars – 4 writing units required for the JD, at least 2 of which must be faculty-supervised (WUFS)

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

Credit Hours

Fulfill JD Req?

Prerequisite or
Corequisite?

Online?

Lottery?

Notes

LAW:8162*
LAW:xxxx*
LAW:9639*

LAW:9875*
LAW:9874*
LAW:8342*

Art and Entertainment Law
Conflicts seminar new in progress
History of Regulation of Smoking and Tobacco also non-seminar
option
Judicial Opinion Drafting
Principles of Contract Drafting
Topics in Criminal Law: Criminal Law Practice

Bright
Tilley
Linder

Ksobiech
Crouse
Persaud

3

2-4

3
3
3

1 WUFS

1-2 WUFS

1 WUFS
1 WUFS
1 WUFS

Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes

Cannot take LAW:9873

Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Students Only

Number/Section

Course

Instructor

LAW:9460
LAW:9491
LAW:9950

SJD Tutorial
SJD Independent Writing and Research
SJD Continuous Registration

Reitz
Wing
Rosado

Credit Hours
5
4
1

Undergraduates Only

Number/Section

LAW:4800
HRTS:xxxx

Undergrad Clinic

Course

Instructor

TBD

Credit Hours
ARR

