A List of Schools That Teach Administrative Law in the First Year of Law School

24 November 2015

A List of Schools that Teach Administrative Law in the First Year of Law School

This list was compiled by polling members of the Adminlaw listserver to update a list previously prepared by the AALS Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process. For additions or corrections to this list, please notify Edward Richards, Professor, LSU Law School – .

Leg-Reg and Administrative Law in the First-Year Curriculum
Law School / Credits / Type / 1L Semester / other notes
Akron / 2 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Boston Univ / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
BYU / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Case Western / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Chicago-Kent / 3 / Leg / second semester / or third or fourth (any time other than the first semester)
Cleveland-Marshall / 4 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Colorado / 3 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Emory / 2 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Florida State / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Fordham / 4 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Harvard / 4 / Leg-Reg / first & second
Houston / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Idaho / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Mc George / 3 / Leg-Reg / first semester (FT); spring semester (PT)
Michigan State / 2 / Leg-Reg / second semester
New York Law School / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
NYU / 4 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Ohio Northern / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Ohio State / 3 / Leg / second semester
Penn / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester / substantive options to choose from
Pittsburgh / 3 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Richmond / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Southern Illinois / 3 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Texas A&M / 3 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Vanderbilt / 4 / Leg-Reg / first semester
Vermont / 3 / Public Law / first semester / Leg-Reg version in Public Law course
Washington & Lee / 3 / Public Law / second semester / Adlaw/Leg-reg in America Public Law Process
West Virginia / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester
Widener / 3 / Leg-Reg / second semester

Legislation/Statutory Interpretation:

Columbia (2) (as part of 1L Legal Methods course)

Minnesota (as part of 1L Legal Research/Writing Course)

Lewis & Clark (2) (as part of 1L Legal Methods course)

Ohio State (3)

UC Irvine (as part of 1L Criminal Law course)

Elements of Law (covering Statutory Interpretation)

Cardozo (2)

Chicago (3)

Penn State (3)

Statutory or Regulatory Law with substantive course Options to choose from:

Hastings (3)

Penn (3)Syracuse (3)

Courses that may be taken from a Short List of 1L Required Courses:

Legislation & Regulation:

American (2)

Boston College (3)

Columbia (3)

Georgetown (3)

Chicago (3)

Hofstra (3)

Michigan (4)

Legislation and/or Regulatory State:

Miami (3)

Villanova (3)