Tentative Future Course Offerings

Overview

KU Law provides a list of tentative course offerings for future academic years to help students plan their academic schedules.

The tentative course list is subject to change. Final schedules will depend on staffing and enrollment. A final schedule for the upcoming semester will be posted shortly before student enrollment begins.

Find schedules for the current and next semesters on the Class Schedule page.

Enrollment Resources

Future Course Offerings Tables

The tables below are a tentative list of future course offerings at the KU School of Law. Visit the Courses page for a full list of course descriptions.

Course type key:

  • PW = professional writing
  • SW = scholarly writing
  • EXP = experiential
  • PW or EXP = professional writing or experiential
  • non-PW = not offered as professional writing

This schedule is current as of March 15, 2024. All course listings are subject to change based on staffing and enrollment. Final schedules are posted ahead of each semester's enrollment period.

Tentative Courses

Spring 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20261L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20261L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20261L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20261L: Property 
Spring 2026Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2026Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2026Advanced LitigationEXP
Spring 2026Bankruptcy Law 
Spring 2026Biolaw 
Spring 2026Business Organizations 
Spring 2026Complex Litigation 
Spring 2026Corporate Finance 
Spring 2026Cybercrimes 
Spring 2026Deposition Skills Workshop (January intersession)EXP
Spring 2026Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2026Elections & Campaign FinanceSW
Spring 2026Environmental Law 
Spring 2026Environmental Law SeminarSW
Spring 2026Evidence 
Spring 2026Extended Bar Preparation 
Spring 2026Family Law 
Spring 2026Federal Courts 
Spring 2026Field Placement ProgramEXP
Spring 2026Global Data Protection Law 
Spring 2026Immigration Law 
Spring 2026Jurisdiction 
Spring 2026Labor Law 
Spring 2026Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2026Legislative Simulation & StudyEXP
Spring 2026LGBTQ SeminarPW
Spring 2026Lifecycle of a StartupPW or EXP
Spring 2026Local Government Law 
Spring 2026Mediation Negotiation WorkshopEXP
Spring 2026Mediation Skills IntensiveEXP
Spring 2026Mergers and Acquisitions 
Spring 2026Mock Trial Competition 
Spring 2026Patent Law 
Spring 2026Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2026Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2026Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2026Real Estate Finance 
Spring 2026Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2026Securities Regulation 
Spring 2026Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Law 
Spring 2026Social Justice LawyeringPW
Spring 2026State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2026State Court Practice 
Spring 2026Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2026Trial AdvocacyEXP
Spring 2026Trusts and Estates 
Spring 2026Writing for Law PracticePW
Summer 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Summer 2026Evidence 
Summer 2026Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Fall 20261L: Civil Procedure 
Fall 20261L: Contracts 
Fall 20261L: Lawyering Skills I 
Fall 20261L: Torts 
Fall 2026Accounting for Lawyers 
Fall 2026Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2026Alternative Dispute ResolutionEXP
Fall 2026Antitrust Law 
Fall 2026Appellate AdvocacyPW
Fall 2026Civil Rights Actions 
Fall 2026Criminal Procedure: Adjudication 
Fall 2026Criminal Prosectution Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Cybercrimes 
Fall 2026Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Electronic Discovery 
Fall 2026Employment Discrimination Law 
Fall 2026Energy Law & Policy 
Fall 2026Federal Income Tax 
Fall 2026Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Immigration Law 
Fall 2026Intellectual Property 
Fall 2026International Business Transactions 
Fall 2026International Law and LiteraturePW
Fall 2026International Trade Law 
Fall 2026Judicial Field Placement 
Fall 2026Jurisdiction 
Fall 2026Juvenile Law 
Fall 2026Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2026Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Fall 2026Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Fall 2026Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2026Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Fall 2026State Court Practice 
Fall 2026Supreme Court Research Practicum 
Spring 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20271L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20271L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20271L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20271L: Property 
Spring 2027Advanced International Trade LawSW
Spring 2027Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2027Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2027Advanced LitigationEXP
Spring 2027Bankruptcy Law 
Spring 2027Business Organizations 
Spring 2027Criminal Practice in KansasPW or EXP
Spring 2027Criminal Prosecution Field Placement 
Spring 2027Cybercrimes 
Spring 2027Due DiligenceEXP
Spring 2027Eighth Amendment 
Spring 2027Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2027Environmental Law 
Spring 2027Evidence 
Spring 2027Extended Bar Prep (NextGen) 
Spring 2027Extended Bar Prep (UBE) 
Spring 2027Federal Courts 
Spring 2027Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Spring 2027Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2027Global Data Protection in the Age of AI 
Spring 2027Immigration Law 
Spring 2027International Negotiations 
Spring 2027Judicial Field Placement 
Spring 2027Jury Selection 
Spring 2027Labor Law 
Spring 2027Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2027Legal Analytics 
Spring 2027Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Spring 2027Patent Law 
Spring 2027Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2027Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2027Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2027Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2027Securities Regulation 
Spring 2027State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2027Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2027Toxic Torts 
Spring 2027Water Law 
Summer 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Summer 2027Evidence 
Summer 2027Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Fall 20271L: Civil Procedure 
Fall 20271L: Contracts 
Fall 20271L: Lawyering Skills I 
Fall 20271L: Torts 
Fall 2027Accounting for Lawyers 
Fall 2027Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2027Appellate AdvocacyPW
Fall 2027Arbitration 
Fall 2027Civil Procedure 
Fall 2027Civil Rights Actions 
Fall 2027Criminal Procedure: Adjudication 
Fall 2027Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Fall 2027Criminal Prosectution Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Cybercrimes 
Fall 2027Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Electronic Discovery 
Fall 2027Employment Discrimination Law 
Fall 2027Energy Law & Policy 
Fall 2027Evidence 
Fall 2027Federal Income Tax 
Fall 2027Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Higher Education Law 
Fall 2027Intellectual Property 
Fall 2027International Investment Law 
Fall 2027International Law and LiteraturePW
Fall 2027International Trade Law 
Fall 2027Judicial Field Placement 
Fall 2027Jurisdiction 
Fall 2027Juvenile Law 
Fall 2027Law of Tax Exempt Organizations 
Fall 2027Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2027Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Fall 2027Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Fall 2027Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2027Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Fall 2027State Court Practice 
Fall 2027Water LawSW
Spring 2028 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20281L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20281L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20281L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20281L: Property 
Spring 2028Advanced International Trade LawSW
Spring 2028Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2028Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2028Bankruptcy 
Spring 2028Bio Law 
Spring 2028Business Organizations 
Spring 2028Capital Punishment 
Spring 2028Criminal Practice in KansasPW or EXP
Spring 2028Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Spring 2028Criminal Prosecution Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2028Cybercrimes 
Spring 2028Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2028Environmental Law 
Spring 2028Environmental Law SeminarSW
Spring 2028Evidence 
Spring 2028Extended Bar Prep (NextGen) 
Spring 2028Federal Courts 
Spring 2028Field Placement ProgramEXP
Spring 2028Global Data Protection in the Age of AI 
Spring 2028International Negotiations 
Spring 2028Judicial Field Placement 
Spring 2028Jury Selection 
Spring 2028Labor Law 
Spring 2028Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2028Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Spring 2028Patent Law 
Spring 2028Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2028Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2028Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2028Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2028Securities Regulation 
Spring 2028Social Justice LawyeringPW
Spring 2028State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2028Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2028Writing for Law PracticePW
Spring 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20261L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20261L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20261L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20261L: Property 
Spring 2026Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2026Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2026Advanced LitigationEXP
Spring 2026Bankruptcy Law 
Spring 2026Biolaw 
Spring 2026Business Organizations 
Spring 2026Complex Litigation 
Spring 2026Corporate Finance 
Spring 2026Cybercrimes 
Spring 2026Deposition Skills Workshop (January intersession)EXP
Spring 2026Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2026Elections & Campaign FinanceSW
Spring 2026Environmental Law 
Spring 2026Environmental Law SeminarSW
Spring 2026Evidence 
Spring 2026Extended Bar Preparation 
Spring 2026Family Law 
Spring 2026Federal Courts 
Spring 2026Field Placement ProgramEXP
Spring 2026Global Data Protection Law 
Spring 2026Immigration Law 
Spring 2026Jurisdiction 
Spring 2026Labor Law 
Spring 2026Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2026Legislative Simulation & StudyEXP
Spring 2026LGBTQ SeminarPW
Spring 2026Lifecycle of a StartupPW or EXP
Spring 2026Local Government Law 
Spring 2026Mediation Negotiation WorkshopEXP
Spring 2026Mediation Skills IntensiveEXP
Spring 2026Mergers and Acquisitions 
Spring 2026Mock Trial Competition 
Spring 2026Patent Law 
Spring 2026Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2026Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2026Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2026Real Estate Finance 
Spring 2026Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2026Securities Regulation 
Spring 2026Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Law 
Spring 2026Social Justice LawyeringPW
Spring 2026State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2026State Court Practice 
Spring 2026Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2026Trial AdvocacyEXP
Spring 2026Trusts and Estates 
Spring 2026Writing for Law PracticePW
Summer 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Summer 2026Evidence 
Summer 2026Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2026 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Fall 20261L: Civil Procedure 
Fall 20261L: Contracts 
Fall 20261L: Lawyering Skills I 
Fall 20261L: Torts 
Fall 2026Accounting for Lawyers 
Fall 2026Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2026Alternative Dispute ResolutionEXP
Fall 2026Antitrust Law 
Fall 2026Appellate AdvocacyPW
Fall 2026Civil Rights Actions 
Fall 2026Criminal Procedure: Adjudication 
Fall 2026Criminal Prosectution Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Cybercrimes 
Fall 2026Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Electronic Discovery 
Fall 2026Employment Discrimination Law 
Fall 2026Energy Law & Policy 
Fall 2026Federal Income Tax 
Fall 2026Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2026Immigration Law 
Fall 2026Intellectual Property 
Fall 2026International Business Transactions 
Fall 2026International Law and LiteraturePW
Fall 2026International Trade Law 
Fall 2026Judicial Field Placement 
Fall 2026Jurisdiction 
Fall 2026Juvenile Law 
Fall 2026Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2026Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Fall 2026Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Fall 2026Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2026Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Fall 2026State Court Practice 
Fall 2026Supreme Court Research Practicum 
Spring 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20271L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20271L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20271L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20271L: Property 
Spring 2027Advanced International Trade LawSW
Spring 2027Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2027Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2027Advanced LitigationEXP
Spring 2027Bankruptcy Law 
Spring 2027Business Organizations 
Spring 2027Criminal Practice in KansasPW or EXP
Spring 2027Criminal Prosecution Field Placement 
Spring 2027Cybercrimes 
Spring 2027Due DiligenceEXP
Spring 2027Eighth Amendment 
Spring 2027Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2027Environmental Law 
Spring 2027Evidence 
Spring 2027Extended Bar Prep (NextGen) 
Spring 2027Extended Bar Prep (UBE) 
Spring 2027Federal Courts 
Spring 2027Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Spring 2027Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2027Global Data Protection in the Age of AI 
Spring 2027Immigration Law 
Spring 2027International Negotiations 
Spring 2027Judicial Field Placement 
Spring 2027Jury Selection 
Spring 2027Labor Law 
Spring 2027Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2027Legal Analytics 
Spring 2027Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Spring 2027Patent Law 
Spring 2027Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2027Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2027Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2027Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2027Securities Regulation 
Spring 2027State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2027Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2027Toxic Torts 
Spring 2027Water Law 
Summer 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Summer 2027Evidence 
Summer 2027Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2027 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Fall 20271L: Civil Procedure 
Fall 20271L: Contracts 
Fall 20271L: Lawyering Skills I 
Fall 20271L: Torts 
Fall 2027Accounting for Lawyers 
Fall 2027Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2027Appellate AdvocacyPW
Fall 2027Arbitration 
Fall 2027Civil Procedure 
Fall 2027Civil Rights Actions 
Fall 2027Criminal Procedure: Adjudication 
Fall 2027Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Fall 2027Criminal Prosectution Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Cybercrimes 
Fall 2027Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Electronic Discovery 
Fall 2027Employment Discrimination Law 
Fall 2027Energy Law & Policy 
Fall 2027Evidence 
Fall 2027Federal Income Tax 
Fall 2027Field PlacementEXP
Fall 2027Higher Education Law 
Fall 2027Intellectual Property 
Fall 2027International Investment Law 
Fall 2027International Law and LiteraturePW
Fall 2027International Trade Law 
Fall 2027Judicial Field Placement 
Fall 2027Jurisdiction 
Fall 2027Juvenile Law 
Fall 2027Law of Tax Exempt Organizations 
Fall 2027Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Fall 2027Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Fall 2027Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Fall 2027Professional Responsibility 
Fall 2027Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Fall 2027State Court Practice 
Fall 2027Water LawSW
Spring 2028 Tentative Courses
SemesterCourse TitleCourse Type
Spring 20281L: Criminal Law 
Spring 20281L: Introduction Constitutional Law 
Spring 20281L: Lawyering Skills II 
Spring 20281L: Property 
Spring 2028Advanced International Trade LawSW
Spring 2028Advanced Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2028Advanced Legal ResearchPW
Spring 2028Bankruptcy 
Spring 2028Bio Law 
Spring 2028Business Organizations 
Spring 2028Capital Punishment 
Spring 2028Criminal Practice in KansasPW or EXP
Spring 2028Criminal Procedure: Investigation 
Spring 2028Criminal Prosecution Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2028Cybercrimes 
Spring 2028Elder Law Field PlacementEXP
Spring 2028Environmental Law 
Spring 2028Environmental Law SeminarSW
Spring 2028Evidence 
Spring 2028Extended Bar Prep (NextGen) 
Spring 2028Federal Courts 
Spring 2028Field Placement ProgramEXP
Spring 2028Global Data Protection in the Age of AI 
Spring 2028International Negotiations 
Spring 2028Judicial Field Placement 
Spring 2028Jury Selection 
Spring 2028Labor Law 
Spring 2028Legal Aid ClinicEXP
Spring 2028Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement 
Spring 2028Patent Law 
Spring 2028Pretrial AdvocacyPW or EXP
Spring 2028Professional Responsibility 
Spring 2028Project for InnocencePW or EXP
Spring 2028Renewable Energy Law Practice 
Spring 2028Securities Regulation 
Spring 2028Social Justice LawyeringPW
Spring 2028State Constitutional Law 
Spring 2028Taxation of Business Enterprises 
Spring 2028Writing for Law PracticePW

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