The first-year curriculum is comprised of the following required courses, as well as attendance at a minimum of five programs (for students entering Fall 2019 or later) or six programs (for students entering before Fall 2019) in the Pitt Law Academy:
Fall:
Contracts (4 credits).
Criminal Law (3 credits).
Legal Analysis & Writing (2 credits, contingent on successful completion of both semesters of this course).
Legislation and Regulation (3 credits).
Torts (4 credits).
Spring:
Civil Procedure (4 credits).
Constitutional Law (4 credits).
Legal Analysis & Writing (2 credits)
Property (4 credits).