Courses and Curriculum

Catalog of Courses

The course catalog contains descriptions of courses offered at the School of Law. Not all courses are offered every year. Information on offerings is available inside the individual catalog pages.

Please note that the Law School makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the courses listed in the course catalog are offered as scheduled. On occasion, however, circumstances or events beyond the control of the Law School can result in a class being cancelled, reassigned to a different professor, or offered on a different day or at a different time. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause you.

Schedule of Classes

The course offerings have information specific to the particular section and professor who is offering the course. You will find information about grading, prerequisites, and other offering-specific information here. Links to the course schedules can be found on the left side of this page.

Courses by Requirement Fulfilled

A student must complete all of the following to be eligible for graduation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law:

  • Legal Profession (Ethics)
    Courses satisfying the Legal Profession requirement provide substantial instruction in the values, rules, and responsibilities of the legal profession and its members.
    Legal Profession »
  • Upper Level Legal Writing Requirement (ULW)
    This requirement is satisfied by a paper of substantial length requiring the student to explore, on the basis of significant research in legal sources, the interrelationships of issues presented in a complex context, and must be fulfilled through a seminar, legal writing independent study or other course specifically designated as meeting the upper-level writing requirement. Only members of the full-time faculty may supervise papers to satisfy the ULW requirement. A paper must receive a grade of B- or better to satisfy the ULW requirement.
    Upper-Level Writing »
  • Writing Requirement ("W")
    This requirement is fulfilled by completing either 1) a second/separate seminar, legal writing independent study, or course meeting the upper level legal writing (ULW) requirement as described above or 2) one course designated as satisfying the W requirement. Students must receive a grade of B- or better to satisfy the W requirement.
    “W” Writing »
     
  • Experiential Learning Requirement (For the Class of 2019 and thereafter)
    Beginning with the Class of 2019 (i.e., students admitted to Pitt Law in the Fall 2016 term), each student must complete at least 6 credits of experiential courses that engage students in performance of the experiential skills generally regarded as necessary for effective and responsible participation in the legal profession.
    Experiential Learning »
  • International/Comparative Law Requirement
    Each student must complete an international law/comparative law course in the second or third year, choosing from a menu of courses designated as satisfying the international/comparative law requirement.
    International / Comparative »