Elective Prerequisites for Juris Doctor

Students may generally schedule elective courses at any time in the second or third year (consistent with their required schedule); however, certain electives may be taken only after satisfactory completion of a prerequisite course.

 

Prerequisites for the following elective courses are as follows:

Elective	Prerequisite
Estate Planning Wealth Transfers Advanced Family Law Family Law Advocacy & Procedure Business Organizations 2 Business Planning & Drafting Business Trans: Venture Capital & Private Equity Business Trans: Mergers & Acquisitions Planning & Drafting Business Trans: Debt Financing for Business Org. Civil Liberties Separation of Church & State	Trust & Estates Family Law Trust & Estates Business Organizations 1 Constitutional Law
Advanced Criminal Procedure Texas Criminal Practice & Procedure White Collar Crime	Criminal Procedure
Healthcare Fraud & Abuse (may be taken concurrently)	Healthcare Law
Copyright Law	Intellectual Property (recommended)
Tademark Practice & Disputes	Intellectual Property
Patent Practice & Disputes	Patent Law
Intellectual Property Clinic	Patent Practice & Disputes or Trademark Practice & Disputes depending on clinic student will participate in.
Advanced Oil & Gas Principles & Drafting	Oil & Gas
Trial Advocacy: Advanced Trial Preparation	Practice Court 1

The following capstones must be preceded by these courses:

Capstone	Prerequisite Courses
Administration of Estates Capstone	Administration of Estates Trust & Estates
Business Planning Capstone	Business Organizations 1 Business Organizations 2 Business Planning & Drafting Securities Regulation Taxation of Individuals & Family Businesses Taxation of Business Entities
Intellectual Property Capstone	Copyright Law E-Commerce Law Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Litigation Patent Law Trademark Practice & Disputes
Wealth Transfers Capstone	Trust & Estates Wealth Transfers