Pre/Co Requisites

The classes officially designated as satisfying the pre- or co-requisite course requirements are as follows:

The following courses satisfy the pre-/co-requisite requirement for any externship:

• Advanced Criminal Law Seminar
• Advanced Legal Research
• Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement
• Capital Punishment Seminar
• Class Actions Seminar
• Courts as a Political Actor Seminar
• Criminal Punishment Seminar
• Judicial Process Seminar
• Negotiations and Settlement
• Negotiations and Mediation.
• Pretrial Practice
• Problem Solving & Professional Judgment
• Roles and Ethics in Practice
• Trial Advocacy I or II
• Trial Objections

If you have not taken one of the above courses and would like to choose a course which is more closely tailored to your externship, choose one of the following:

 Federal District and Circuit Courts:

Complex Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Criminal Law, Federal Pretrial Litigation

 Any appellate court externship:

Appellate Advocacy

 Any California court:

California Civil Procedure

 California appellate courts:

California Appellate Process

 California family law courts:

Family Law

 Probate courts:

Wills and Trusts

 Bankruptcy courts:

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Remedies

Keep in mind that these are pre- or co-requisites, and are intended to be completed before or taken during the semester of your externship. Only one of the courses listed above is necessary.  Students registering for summer externships for credit may complete an appropriate course in the fall semester.