The New York Court of Appeals has approved the following Georgetown Law courses as meeting the requirements of the
New York Bar exam for students who must establish eligibility based on a U.S. Law degree and began their LL.M. studies in
Fall 2012 and thereafter:
Approved under Rule 520.6 subdivision (b)(3)(vi)(a) – Professional Responsibility
LAWG-2026
Professional Responsibility Law in the United States
Approved under Rule 520.6 subdivision (b)(3)(vi)(b) – legal research, writing and analysis
LAWG-844
U.S. Legal Research, Analysis and Writing
OR
LAWG-762
U.S. Legal Discourse I (discontinued after Spring 2014)
and
LAWG-844
U.S. Legal Discourse II – Writing for Law Practice (discontinued after Spring 2014)
Approved under Rule 520.6 subdivision (b)(3)(vi)(c) – American Legal Studies
LAWG-002
Foundations of American Law
LAWG-978
Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems
LAWG-730
Introduction to U.S. Constitutional Law
In addition to two credits from each of the above categories, students must take at least six credits in subjects tested on the bar exam. The below chart includes
all courses approved as meeting this requirement by the New York Court of Appeals.
Courses Approved under Rule 520.6 Subdivision (b)(3)(vi)(d), Subjects Tested on the Bar Exam
Semester Credits Course Name
Fall
3 Administrative Law
Course Number
LAWG-025-07/CRN
29173, LAWJ-02505/CRN 13799,
LAWG-1349-05/CRN
29345
NOTES
Counts For Degree or Certificate
specialization?
Fall
3 Commercial Law: Sales Transactions
LAWG-379-08/CRN
27425
Fall
Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and
4 Liberties
LAWG-215-05/CRN
18137
Fall
4 Corporations
Fall
3 Corporations
LAWG-121-11/CRN
29347
Fall
4 Corporations
Fall
3 Criminal Law
LAWG-121-10/CRN
13549
LAWG-121-01/CRN
25832, LAWG-12105/CRN 18589,
LAWG-121-07/CRN
13545, LAWG-12109/CRN 13546
LAWJ-126-01/CRN
29131, LAWJ-12605/CRN 24238,
LAWJ-126-07/CRN
20331
Fall
4 Decedents’ Estates
LAWJ-134-05/CRN
23989
Fall
3 Evidence
LAWG-3001-10/CRN
29101
IBEL list A
Prof Guinee's
Corporations is only for
LLM students who
received 1st law degree
outside the US.
Prof Feinerman's
Corporations is only for
LLM students who
received 1st law degree
outside the US.
Required for IBEL (or 3 credit version);
Securities
Required for IBEL(or 4 credit version);
counts for Securities
Required for IBEL (or 3 credit version);
Securities
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the U.S.
Fall
Fall
Fall
4 Evidence
4 Evidence
3 Federal Courts and the Federal System
Fall
2 Introduction to US Constitutional Law
Spring
3 Administrative Law
Spring
Commercial Law: Secured Transactions and
4 Payment Systems
Spring
Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights and
4 Liberties
Spring
4 Corporations
Spring
3 Criminal Law
Spring
4 Decedents’ Estates
LAWJ-165-09/CRN
13876
LAWJ-165-01/CRN
18101, LAWJ-16505/CRN 25252,
LAWJ-165-07/CRN
13879
LAWG-178-07/CRN
15319, LAWJ-17805/CRN 24056
LAWG-730-10/CRN
24950
LAWJ-025-05/CRN
17223
Final Exam and trial
practice exercises.
Laptop use is not
permitted. Prior or
concurrent enrollment
in Criminal Law
recommended.
Recommended: Prior
or concurrent
enrollment in Civil
Procedure or Criminal
Procedure or Criminal
Law.
Recommended: Con
Law II
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the US; First class
attendance mandatory
LAWG-070-08/CRN
27682
LAWG-215-01/CRN
29491, LAWG-21509/CRN 17361,
LAWJ-215-05/CRN
25756, LAWJ-21507/CRN 10395
LAWG-12105/CRN10032
LAWJ-12605/CRN21821
LAWJ-134-05/CRN
10361
Required for IBEL (or 3 credit version);
Securities
Spring
4 Evidence
LAWJ-165-05-/CRN
10372, LAWJ-16509/CRN 19659
Spring
4 Evidence
LAWJ-165-07/CRN
11796
Spring
3 Family Law II: Child, Parent and the State
LAWJ-174-05/23850
Spring
3 Federal Courts and the Federal System
LAWJ-178-05/CRN
10378
Spring
http://apps.law.georgetown.edu/curriculum/tab_
3 courses.cfm?Status=Course&Detail=250
LAWJ-173-05/CRN
29496
Spring
3 Introduction to Contracts
LAWG-2036-11/CRN
23994
Spring
2 Introduction to Torts
LAWG-2029-11/CRN
29398
Spring
2 Introduction to US Constitutional Law
Spring
3 Remedies
LAWG-730-10/CRN
10115
LAWJ-268-05/CRN
10416
Recommended: Prior
or concurrent
enrollment in Civil
Procedure or Criminal
Procedure or Criminal
Law.
Recommended: Prior
or concurrent
enrollment in Civil
Procedure or Criminal
Procedure or Criminal
Law.
Recommended: Prior
or concurrent
enrollment in Con Law
II; Family Law I not a
prerequisite
Recommended: Con
Law II
Recommended: Prior
or concurrent
enrollment in Con Law
II
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the US
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the US
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the US
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IBEL List C
Spring
2 U.S. Criminal Procedure
3 Conflict of Laws: Choice of Law SEE NOTES
2 Introduction to Property Law
2 Trusts: Law and Practice
LAWG-2039-11/CRN
25667
LAWJ-084-xx
LAWG-2074-10
Only open to LLM
students with first law
degree from outside
the US; First class
attendance mandatory
Not Scheduled 201516. NOTE: Conflict of
Laws: Choice of Laws
(Private International
Law) with Professor
Vazquez does NOT
meet the NY Bar
requirements.
Not Offered 2015-16
Not Offered 2015-16