LAW861

CRITICAL STUDIES 1: WRITING EFFECTIVE BAR EXAM ESSAY AND PERFORMANCE TEST ANSWERS is a course specifically designed to help students learn how to write effective bar exam essay and Performance Test (PT) answers. Emphasis will be on skills such as critical reading, issue prioritization, and fact identification and analysis. Learning theory is incorporated to assist diverse learners in developing a process for understanding, organizing, and applying the law. Students will refine their skills by answering a number of practice questions, including cross-over questions involving multiple doctrinal subjects. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. This is a letter graded, non-GPA course. Credit is conditioned on successful completion of all assignments, and grading is based on student performance on multiple writing assignments.

NOTE: Enrollment is limited to third year JD and LLM students, except with permission of the Dean of Students. Students may take Critical Studies courses (I-IV) in any combination or order.