{"id":121270,"date":"2025-11-07T14:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=121270"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:05:13","slug":"2l-and-3l-course-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/current-students\/jd-student-dashboard\/2l-and-3l-course-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"2L and 3L Course Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>Resources for Choosing Courses<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Learn how to register for courses and explore additional resources to support you through the registration process.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/04\/2026-Registration-Guide.pdf\">How to Register for Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/registration-deadlines-instructions\/#adddrop\">Add\/Drop Deadlines and Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/registration-deadlines-instructions\/#auditing\">Auditing Classes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-descriptions\/\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/course-updates\/\">Course Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/closed-courses-wait-lists\/\">Closed Courses and Waitlists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/curricular-requirements\/creditno-credithonors-process\/\">Credit\/No Credit\/Honors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/student-affairs-office\/jd-student-handbook\/\">JD Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/non-law-registration\/\">Non-Law Course Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/course-materials\/\">Required Course Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/course-teacher-evaluations\/\">Student Evaluations by Course Title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-registration\/course-teacher-evaluations-by-instructor\/\">Student Evaluations by Instructor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/schedules-upper-class\/\">Upper-Class Course Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>Course Selection Advice from the Deans\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/04\/Deans-Advice-2026.pdf\">View the message on choosing courses for the upcoming academic year<\/a> from the Vice Dean for Faculty and the Associate Dean of Academic Engagement<\/p>\n<h3>Course Selection Advice from Faculty<\/h3>\n<p>Here is advice from the faculty to students who wish to pursue any of the following legal specialties:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/Corporate-Law-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business\/Corporate Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/Constitutional-Law-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Constitutional Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/Criminal-Law-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Criminal Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/Health-Law-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/Intellectual-Property-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intellectual Property Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/05\/International-Law-Guidance-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"courses\"><span>Courses and Programs at BU Law<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Discover all the learning opportunities available at BU Law, including clinics, study abroad programs, externships, and more.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/advocacy-legal-skills-office\/appellate-advocacy-program-competitions\/\">Appellate Advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/\">Clinics and Practicums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/curricular-requirements\/concentration-requirements-faculty\/\">Concentrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/course-descriptions\/\">Courses and Seminars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/dual-degrees\/\">Dual Degrees (JD\/LLM, JD\/MA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/externships\/\">Externships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/curricular-requirements\/independent-study\/\">Independent Study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/law-journals\/\">Journals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/lawyering-program-office\/legal-writing-fellows-program\/\">Lawyering Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/moot-court\/\">Moot Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/graduate-international-programs\/study-abroad\/\">Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/jd-program\/transactional-practice-concentration\/transactional-law-program\/\">Transactional Law Program<\/a>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"requirements\"><span>Graduation and Bar Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To complete the full-time, three-year JD program, you must fulfill the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/registrar\/curricular-requirements\/jd-degree-requirements\/\">following requirements.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for Choosing Courses Learn how to register for courses and explore additional resources to 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