2011-2012 Academic Catalog
Course Prerequisites
A substantial number of second- and third-year courses have 1 or more upper-level courses as prerequisites.
| Course | Prerequisite |
| LAW 864 Advanced International Trade Law | A basic course in international trade regulation or equivalent or permission of instructor |
| LAW 870 Advanced Legal Ethics |
LAW 972 Professional Responsibility |
| LAW 857 Advanced Litigation |
LAW 908 Evidence, LAW 992 Trial Advocacy, and permission of instructor if Advanced Litigation has been taken |
| LAW 858 Agriculture Law |
LAW 873 Commercial Law: Secured Transactions* |
| LAW 877 Animal Rights Seminar |
Permission of instructor |
| LAW 889 Bankruptcy |
LAW 873 Commercial Law: Secured Transactions |
| LAW 883 Biodiversity Law |
LAW 905 Environmental Law Survey |
| LAW 866 Business Associations II | LAW 865 Business Associations I |
| LAW 868 Business Planning Seminar | LAW 865 Business Associations I, LAW 866 Business Associations II, LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation, LAW 855 Taxation of Business Enterprises, LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 881 Conflict of Laws |
45 hours of law school credit or permission of instructor |
| LAW 851 Contracts III |
LAW 809 Contracts |
| LAW 930 Corporate Finance | LAW 865 Business Associations I |
| LAW 884 Corporate Transactions: Process and Issues |
LAW 865 Business Associations I, LAW 866 Business Associations II, LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 890 Criminal Prosecution Clinic | LAW 908 Evidence, LAW 992 Trial Advocacy*, qualification under Kansas Rule 719 (See Clinic and Externship Rules) |
| LAW 859 Deposition Skills Workshop | LAW 908 Evidence |
| LAW 907 Estate Planning: Practice |
LAW 906 Estate Planning: Principles |
| LAW 906 Estate Planning: Principles |
LAW 996 Estates and Trusts, LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation |
| LAW 910 Federal Courts and the Federal System | LAW 845 Jurisdiction or permission of instructor |
| LAW 915 Federal Tax Procedure |
LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation |
| LAW 844 Immigration/Asylum Law Clinic |
LAW 923 Immigration Law |
| LAW 924 Independent Research |
40 hours of law school credit, 2.0 overall grade-point average |
| LAW 847 International Civil Litigation | LAW 845 Jurisdiction or permission of instructor |
| LAW 932 International Human Rights Law |
LAW 974 Public International Law* or permission of instructor |
| LAW 845 Jurisdiction |
LAW 804 Civil Procedure |
| LAW 952 Legal Aid Clinic |
LAW 972 Professional Responsibility, LAW 992 Trial Advocacy*, qualification under Kansas Rule 719 (See Clinic and Externship Rules) |
| LAW 947 Mergers and Acquisitions |
LAW 865 Business Associations I, LAW 866 Business Associations II, LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 960 Moot Court Competition |
Second-year status |
| LAW 965 Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations |
LAW 865 Business Associations I, LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation, LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 977 Patent Law |
LAW 968 Intellectual Property |
| LAW 897 Pension and Employee Benefits Law |
LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation |
| LAW 895 Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies |
LAW 896 Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies Class*, LAW 878 Criminal Procedure* |
| LAW 978 Refugee and Asylum Law |
LAW 974 Public International Law, LAW 932 International Human Rights Law, LAW 923 Immigration Law, or consent of instructor |
| LAW 986 Securities Regulation |
LAW 865 Business Associations I, LAW 866 Business Associations II, LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 842 State Constitutional Law |
LAW 806 Introduction to Constitutional Law |
| LAW 855 Taxation of Business Enterprises |
LAW 913 Federal Income Taxation and either LAW 865 Business Associations I or LAW 892 Business Organizations |
| LAW 990 Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions |
LAW 855 Taxation of Business Enterprises |
| LAW 893 Topics in the Law of Cyberspace |
LAW 922 Introduction to Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works or permission of instructor |
| LAW 992 Trial Advocacy |
LAW 908 Evidence |
| LAW 998 Tribal Judicial Support Clinic |
LAW 914 Federal Indian Law; LAW 987 Sovereignty, Self-determination, and the Indigenous Nations; or LAW 967 Native American Natural Resources |
| *concurrent enrollment acceptable |
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