The MLS degree will be awarded upon completion of 30 Semester credit hours. MLS students will be eligible to enroll in all first-year and upper-level courses at the College of Law.* Flexible day and evening class schedules allow you to juggle work and family responsibilities while you pursue your degree. Part-time students have a maximum of six years to complete the MLS degree.
All MLS students will be required to take Introduction to American Law (2 credits) in conjunction with Independent Legal Research (1 credit); and Legal Research and Writing (3 credits) in their first semester at CSU|LAW. Designed specially for MLS students, these courses cover the basic structure and function of U.S. legal institutions, the interaction of state and federal law in the American system of federalism, common law and case analysis, the American criminal and civil justice systems, trial by jury, and the American legal profession.
Additional Degree Requirements:
At least one of the J.D. first-year common law courses:
- Civil Procedure, L513
- Contracts, L511
- Criminal Law, L506
- Property, L514
- Torts, L512
MLS students will be permitted to earn up to 8 credit hours towards the MLS degree by taking appropriate CSU graduate-level courses in a related field. To transfer the credits to the MLS degree, the student must earn a minimum grade of B, or Satisfactory, in the non-law graduate course.
* Some courses require prerequisites or will have limits on enrollment.