9 0 ▁sem ester ▁hours ▁of ▁credit ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁law ▁school ▁all ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁one ▁sem ester ▁each ▁of ▁Civil ▁Pro cedure , ▁Cont ract s , ▁C riminal ▁Law , ▁Property , ▁T ort s , ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Leg al ▁Research ▁and ▁Writing , ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Adv oc acy , ▁Legisl ation ▁and ▁Reg ulation , ▁and ▁Struct ures ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁each ▁student ▁must ▁take ▁Professional ▁Res p ons ibility ▁during ▁their ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁year ▁and ▁prepare ▁a ▁substantial ▁paper ▁( at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁p gs ). ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁also ▁ful fill ▁a ▁Professional ▁Sk ills ▁Re quire ment ▁by ▁comple ting ▁six ▁hours ▁of ▁extern ship ▁credit ▁or ▁Professional ▁Sk ills ▁C ourses . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁substant ive ▁course work , ▁many ▁second ▁and ▁third - year ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁mo ot ▁court , ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁publication , ▁a ▁clin ic , ▁or ▁an ▁extern ship . ▁ ▁J oint ▁D eg ree ▁programs ▁For ▁students ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁general ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁course ▁of ▁study , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁offers ▁five ▁joint ▁degree ▁programs ▁( us ually ▁completed ▁in ▁four ▁years , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁three ▁for ▁a ▁standard ▁J D ): ▁J D - M BA , ▁with ▁the ▁Mar ri ott ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁J D - MP A , ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ney ▁Institute ▁of ▁Public ▁Service ▁and