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.
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| Advanced Criminal Procedure | Criminal Procedure |
| Texas Criminal Practice & Procedure | |
| White Collar Crime | |
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| Advanced Family Law | Family Law |
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| Advanced Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
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| Business Law Bootcamp | Business Organizations 1 |
| Business Organizations 2 | |
| Business Planning & Drafting | |
| Business Transactions: Debt Financing | |
| Business Transactions: Mergers & Acquisitions Planning & Development | |
| Business Transactions: Venture Capital | |
| In-House Counsel Externship Program | |
| Securities Regulation | |
| Transactional Entrepreneurship Clinic | |
| Transactional Law Practice Lab | |
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| Civil Rights Actions (Constitutional Law: Free Speech Recommended) | Constitutional Law: Individual Liberties |
| Constitutional Law: Free Speech | |
| Separation of Church and State (Constitutional Law: Free Speech Recommended) | |
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| Copyright Law (Intellectual Property Recommended) | Intellectual Property |
| Intellectual Property Clinic | |
| Intellectual Property Litigation (take with PC3) | |
| Trademark Practice & Disputes | |
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| Estate Planning | Trusts and Estates |
| Family Law Advocacy & Procedure | |
| Wealth Transfers | |
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| Healthcare Fraud & Abuse | Healthcare Law |
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| Intellectual Property Clinic | Patent Practice & Disputes or |
| Trademark Practice & Disputes | |
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| Intellectual Property Litigation | Patent Practice & Disputes |
| Patent Practice & Disputes | Patent Law |
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| Taxation of Business Entities | Taxation & Accounting |
| Taxation of Individual & Family Business | Principles for Lawyers |
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| Trial Advocacy: Advanced Disc. Mgmt. | Practice Court 1 |
| Trial Advocacy: Advanced Trial Preparation | |
The following capstones must be preceded by these courses:
| Administration of Estates Capstone | Administration of Estates |
| Trust & Estates | |
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| Business Planning Capstone | Business Organizations 1 |
| Business Organizations 2 | |
| Business Planning & Drafting | |
| Securities Regulation | |
| Taxation of Individuals & Family | |
| Businesses Taxation of Business Entities | |
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| Intellectual Property Capstone | Copyright Law |
| E-Commerce Law | |
| Intellectual Property | |
| Patent Law | |
| Trademark Practice & Disputes | |
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| Patent Litigation Capstone | Practice Court 1 |
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| Wealth Transfers Capstone | Trust & Estates |
| Wealth Transfers | |